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Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
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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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.
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A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
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When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
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