PinA good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.PinA pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.PinLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.PinAccept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.PinIf everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.PinDo everything you ask of those you command.PinNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.PinSay what you mean and mean what you say.PinSuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.PinIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.
31 General George Patton Quotes on War (CONQUER)
PinSuccess in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.PinMany soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.PinI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.PinDo more than is required of you.PinWar is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.PinI have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.PinNo sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.PinNo dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.PinA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.PinOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.PinBattle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base.PinAll men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.PinWars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.PinAll very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.PinThere is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.PinThroughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.PinGive me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle… Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.PinIt is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.PinWar is the only place where a man lives.PinAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.PinAmericans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.PinThere is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.PinThe obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more fully the demands of future warfare.PinMay God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.PinWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.PinPrepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.PinIf a man thinks war long enough, it is bound to have a good effect on him.PinUntutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.PinTo be a successful soldier, you must know history.PinDo your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.PinYou’re never beaten until you admit it.
7 General George Patton Quotes on Attacking (CONQUER)
PinWe can conquer only by attacking.PinNobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.PinAttack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.PinIn war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.PinIn case of doubt, attack.PinAs long as you attack them, they cannot find the time to attack you.PinAmericans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
24 Inspirational George Patton Quotes About Life and Fear (SUCCESS)
PinNever stop being ambitious. You have but one life, live it to the fullest of glory and be willing to pay any price.PinCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.PinBetter to fight for something than live for nothing.PinYou need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.PinCowardice is a disease and it must be checked before it becomes epidemic.PinMoral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.PinIf you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.PinAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.PinBy perseverance, and study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.PinThe unleavened bread of knowledge will sustain life, but it is dull fare unless it is leavened with the yeast of personality.PinNo good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.PinFatigue makes cowards of us all.PinIf a man does his best, what else is there?PinTake calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.PinI don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.PinWatch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.PinThere is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.PinThe 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!PinWhen you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!PinA man must know his destiny. If he does not recognize it, then he is lost.PinIt is easy to die for nothing; one should die for something.PinDo your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.PinIt is better to live in the limelight for a year than in the wings forever.PinHuman beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
George Patton Short Biography
Born on 11 November 1885 in San Gabriel, California, United States, George Smith Patton, Jr. was a famous general who served in World War II.
In 1943, he was successful in leading the U.S. Army to invade Sicily, and in 1944, he was also successful in leading the 3rd U.S. Army to capture several French towns.
In 1945, Patton was successful in liberating Germany from the Nazi regime.
Patton’s memoir, entitled War as I Knew It, was published posthumously, 2 years after his death in 1945.
In 1970, a film on Patton’s life was released. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film (Patton) went on to receive several Academy Awards.
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