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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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George Smith Patton
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
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I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.
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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
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continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.
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I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.
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By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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To me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Muhammad and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have kept on developing.
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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.
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If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
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Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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In case of doubt, attack.
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I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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