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Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
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
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George Smith Patton
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More quotes by George S. Patton
We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.
George S. Patton
Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.
George S. Patton
An incessant change of means to attain unalterable ends is always going on we must take care not to let these sundry means undo eminence in the perspective of our minds for, since the beginning, there has been an unending cycle of them, and for each its advocates have claimed adoption as the sole solution of successful war.
George S. Patton
If a man does his best, what else is there?
George S. Patton
Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
George S. Patton
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
George S. Patton
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
George S. Patton
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
George S. Patton
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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You must do your damdest and win.
George S. Patton
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
George S. Patton
Wars are not won by fighting battles wars are won by choosing battles
George S. Patton
You fight like you train.
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But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
George S. Patton
Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.
George S. Patton
Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.
George S. Patton
When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
George S. Patton
Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
George S. Patton
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
George S. Patton
