George S. Patton Quotes - Page 7

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• I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse, he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses but to the destruction of the Soul of the leaders-the 'live to fight another day' doctrine.

  George S. Patton

  Loss, Fighting, Winning

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• 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

  Military, Glasses, Names

  "Through a Glass, Darkly". Poem by George S. Patton, www.poemhunter.com. 1918.

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• Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.

  George S. Patton

  Indulge In, Competition, Battle

  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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• A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

  George S. Patton

  Witty, Peace, Powerful

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• You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?

  George S. Patton

  Men, Discipline, Brave

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• Make your plans to fit the circumstances.

  George S. Patton

  Military, Fit, Circumstances

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• In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.

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  Two, Space, Trying

  "War as I Knew It". Book by George S. Patton (p. 116), 1947.

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• Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.

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  War, Helping, God Help Me

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• There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

  George S. Patton

  Courage, Time, Fear

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• I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

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  Motivational, Fear, Military

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• Battle is an orgy of disorder.

  George S. Patton

  Battle, Disorder

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• A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.

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  Military, Army, Perfect One

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• Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands.

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  Tired, Warrior, Goal

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• Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?

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  Rain, Night, Battle

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• We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.

  George S. Patton

  Military, War, Ghetto

  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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• No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.

  George S. Patton

  Military, War, Men

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• 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.

  George S. Patton

  Fear, War, Intelligent

  "An Owner's Manual for Men: What You Need to Know Before You Venture out There". Book by Joe Nickaloff (p. 96),

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• War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.

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  Military, War, Men

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• Just drive down that road, until you get blown up

  George S. Patton

  Military

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• I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.

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  Military, War, Artillery

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• The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.

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  Military, Way, Reputation

  Letter to Frederick Ayers on May 05, 1943. "The Patton Papers 1940-1945". Book edited by Martin Blumenson, p. 242, 1996.

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• If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.

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  Military, Winning, Ifs

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• War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.

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  War, Simple, Men

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• All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

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  Intelligent, Men, Bravery

  "An Owner's Manual for Men: What You Need to Know Before You Venture Out There". Book by Joe Nickaloff, p.96, 2011.

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• A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

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  Military, Pieces, Spaghetti

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