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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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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California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
Jr.
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Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. Always do more than is required of you. If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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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.
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A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.
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Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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