George Smith Patton, Jr, 1885 - 1945
Born: 11 November 1885, San Gabriel Township, California
Died: 21 December 1945, Heidelberg, Occupied Germany
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- A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow. permalink
George S. Patton - A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood. permalink
George S. Patton - Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhiliration of victory. permalink
George S. Patton - All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. permalink
George S. Patton - Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. permalink
George S. Patton - Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. permalink
George S. Patton - I want you to remember that no son of a bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. permalink
George S. Patton - If a man does his best, what else is there? permalink
George S. Patton - If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. permalink
George S. Patton - In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right. permalink
George S. Patton - Never pick a man because he slobbers all over you with kind words. Too many commanders pick dummies to serve on their staff. Such dummies don't know how to do anything except say, 'Yes.' permalink
George S. Patton - Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. permalink
George S. Patton - War As I Knew It (1947) - Never trust a person who has or thinks he has a cause to dislike you. He will surely stick you in the back. permalink
George S. Patton - Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. permalink
George S. Patton - Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. permalink
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