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George S. Patton quotes: There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr. There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.
George S. Patton quotes: When everyone agrees, someone is not thinking. When everyone agrees, someone is not thinking.
George S. Patton quotes: It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance. It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance.
George S. Patton quotes: America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war. America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.
George S. Patton quotes: Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
George S. Patton quotes: The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade. The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.
George S. Patton quotes: Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family. Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.
George S. Patton quotes: When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy. When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy.
George S. Patton quotes: Never let the enemy pick the battle site. Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
George S. Patton quotes: You fight like you train. You fight like you train.
George S. Patton quotes: When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything. When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
George S. Patton quotes: Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane. Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.
George S. Patton quotes: Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes. Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
George S. Patton quotes: Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.
George S. Patton quotes: Close the playand keep the store open nights. Close the playand keep the store open nights.
George S. Patton quotes: Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so. Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.
George S. Patton quotes: In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing. In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.
George S. Patton quotes: The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for. The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for.
George S. Patton quotes: I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army! I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
George S. Patton quotes: Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men. Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men.
George S. Patton quotes: Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived. Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
George S. Patton quotes: Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
George S. Patton quotes: War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts. War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.
George S. Patton quotes: Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans. Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.
George S. Patton quotes: Plans must be simple and flexible ... They must be made by the people who execute them. Plans must be simple and flexible ... They must be made by the people who execute them.
George S. Patton quotes: I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen.
George S. Patton quotes: So as through a glass, and darkly - The age long strife I see - Where I fought in many guises, - Many names, but always me. So as through a glass, and darkly - The age long strife I see - Where I fought in many guises, - Many names, but always me.
George S. Patton quotes: I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them! I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them!
George S. Patton quotes: Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction. Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
George S. Patton quotes: If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself. If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
George S. Patton quotes: War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war. War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.
George S. Patton quotes: War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula
George S. Patton quotes: In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised
George S. Patton quotes: I read the Bible - every goddamn day. I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
George S. Patton quotes: By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great. By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
George S. Patton quotes: Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more. Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
George S. Patton quotes: Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton quotes: Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive. Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
George S. Patton quotes: Fear kills more people than death. Fear kills more people than death.
George S. Patton quotes: The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.
George S. Patton quotes: The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms. The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
George S. Patton quotes: The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
George S. Patton quotes: A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
George S. Patton quotes: If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead. If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
George S. Patton quotes: When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions. When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.
George S. Patton quotes: There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear. There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
George S. Patton quotes: Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time. Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
George S. Patton quotes: There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, we are, and we will be. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, we are, and we will be.
George S. Patton quotes: Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little. Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
George S. Patton quotes: I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
George S. Patton quotes: A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end. A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
George S. Patton quotes: War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity. War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
George S. Patton quotes: If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive! If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!
George S. Patton quotes: In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity. In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
George S. Patton quotes: So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting. So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
George S. Patton quotes: The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good. The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good.
George S. Patton quotes: Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets. Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
George S. Patton quotes: The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible. The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.
George S. Patton quotes: Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back? Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?
George S. Patton quotes: You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
George S. Patton quotes: You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him. You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
George S. Patton quotes: The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory. The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
George S. Patton quotes: Take not counsel of your fears Take not counsel of your fears
George S. Patton quotes: The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on. The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.
George S. Patton quotes: Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances. Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
George S. Patton quotes: If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time. If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
George S. Patton quotes: A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances. A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.
George S. Patton quotes: I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails. I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
George S. Patton quotes: Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers. Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.
George S. Patton quotes: Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
George S. Patton quotes: Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy. Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.
George S. Patton quotes: Battle ... brings out all that is best. Battle ... brings out all that is best.
George S. Patton quotes: A man must know his destiny. A man must know his destiny.
George S. Patton quotes: Perpetual peace is a futile dream. Perpetual peace is a futile dream.
George S. Patton quotes: I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind. I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
George S. Patton quotes: It is rather interesting how you get used to death. It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
George S. Patton quotes: There is no such thing as a successful defense. There is no such thing as a successful defense.
George S. Patton quotes: No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage. No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
George S. Patton quotes: Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
George S. Patton quotes: Remember praise is more valuable than blame. Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
George S. Patton quotes: An imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan. An imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
George S. Patton quotes: We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
George S. Patton quotes: Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
George S. Patton quotes: Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths. Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.
George S. Patton quotes: The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. Patton quotes: My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas. My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
George S. Patton quotes: Remember wars are won by killing people. The more we kill, the quicker we'll get out of this war. Remember wars are won by killing people. The more we kill, the quicker we'll get out of this war.
George S. Patton quotes: There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline. There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
George S. Patton quotes: Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended ... then go forward on foot! Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended ... then go forward on foot!
George S. Patton quotes: Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
George S. Patton quotes: In case of doubt, attack. In case of doubt, attack.
George S. Patton quotes: Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man. Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
George S. Patton quotes: Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles
George S. Patton quotes: Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians. Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.
George S. Patton quotes: Most battles are won before they are ever fought. Most battles are won before they are ever fought.
George S. Patton quotes: When there is fear of failure, there will be failure. When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
George S. Patton quotes: This is a hell of a way to die. This is a hell of a way to die.
George S. Patton quotes: Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching. Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.
George S. Patton quotes: Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it.
George S. Patton quotes: If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results. If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.

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