George S. Patton Quotes - Page 4

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• 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.

  George S. Patton

  Leadership, War, Men

  Cavalry Journal, September 1933.

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• Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

  George S. Patton

  Change, Business, Past

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• You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.

  George S. Patton

  Military, War, Enemy

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• Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Encouraging

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• If a man does his best, what else is there?

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Witty, Military

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• Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight.

  George S. Patton

  Real, War, Home

  Speech to the Third Army on June 05, 1944. "The Unknown Patton". Book by Charles M. Province, p. 32, www.pattonhq.com. 1983.

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• By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.

  George S. Patton

  Perseverance, Military, War

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• We entered a synagogue which was packed with the greatest stinking bunch of humanity I have ever seen. Either these Displaced Persons never had any sense of decency or else they lost it all during their period of internment by the Germans. My personal opinion is that no people could have sunk to the level of degradation these have reached in the short space of four years.

  George S. Patton

  Army, Space, Personal Opinions

  "After the Holocaust: Rebuilding Jewish Lives in Post War Germany". Book by Michael Brenner, 1997.

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• Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.

  George S. Patton

  Damn, Duty, Consequence

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• When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!

  George S. Patton

  Decision, Facts, Made

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• Discipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country that they cannot tolerate negligence. Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war.

  George S. Patton

  Country, War, Men

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• Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.

  George S. Patton

  Order, No Excuses, Excuse

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• The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.

  George S. Patton

  Real, Hero, Fighting

  Speech to the Third Army on June 05, 1944. "The Unknown Patton". Book by Charles M. Province, p. 32, www.pattonhq.com. 1983.

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• You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positivity

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• The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.

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  Inspirational, Army, Paris

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• You fight like you train.

  George S. Patton

  Fighting, Like You, Train

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• Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.

  George S. Patton

  Military, War, Positive Thinking

  "The Unknown Patton". Book by Charles M. Province, p. 165, 1983.

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• Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

  George S. Patton

  Life, Strength, Courage

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• All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.

  George S. Patton

  Military, Fighting, Men

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• You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.

  George S. Patton

  Decision, One Thing, Decided

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• But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.

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  Uplifting, Prayer, People

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• If everybody's thinking the same thing, then nobody's thinking.

  George S. Patton

  Funny, Humor, Thinking

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• For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.

  George S. Patton

  Horse, Children, War

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• War is simple, direct, and ruthless.

  George S. Patton

  War, Simple, Ruthlessness

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