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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
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...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.
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Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy.
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There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
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In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.
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Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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Just drive down that road, until you get blown up
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