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Wars are not won by fighting battles wars are won by choosing battles
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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Military Commander
Military Officer
Swimmer
San Gabriel
California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
Bandito
General Patton
George Smith Patton
Jr.
G.S. Patton
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War
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Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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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So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
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Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
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The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
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My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
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Battle is an orgy of disorder.
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Pressure makes diamonds
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War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula
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My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
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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.
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I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
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Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse, he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses but to the destruction of the Soul of the leaders-the 'live to fight another day' doctrine.
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It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
George S. Patton
In case of doubt, attack.
George S. Patton
