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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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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There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
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Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
George S. Patton
The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! 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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All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
George S. Patton
My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
George S. Patton
When everyone agrees, someone is not thinking.
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...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.
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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
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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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Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
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Close the playand keep the store open nights.
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Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
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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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In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
George S. Patton
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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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
George S. Patton
So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
George S. Patton
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
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