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George S. Patton [1885-1945] American

Rank: 4
Soldier, Senior officer

General George Smith Patton Jr. was a senior officer of the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S.

Fear, War, Men, Motivational, Best, Courage, Time, Amazing, Chance, God, Good, History, Intelligence, Learning, Patriotism, Success, Veterans Day, Wisdom

Quote	Tags	Rank
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.	Motivational	101
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.	Good, Motivational	102
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.	Success	103
Battle 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. All 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.	Best, Fear, Men, War	104
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.	God, Men, Veterans Day	105
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.	War	106
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.	Chance	107
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.	Intelligence	108
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.	Men, Patriotism	109
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.		110
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.		111
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.		112
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.		113
If a man does his best, what else is there?	Best	114
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.	War	115
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.	Courage, Fear	116
There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.	Fear, Time	117
Americans 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.	War	118
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.	Amazing	119
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.		120
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!	Fear, Time, War	121
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.	Learning	122
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.		123
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.	Fear, Men	124
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.	Motivational	125
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.	Courage	126
Battle is an orgy of disorder.		201
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.		202
Always do everything you ask of those you command.		203
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.	Wisdom	204
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.		205
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.	History	206
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.		207

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