George S. Patton
General George Smith Patton, Jr. (1885-11-11 – 1945-12-21) was a U.S. General during World War II; he was known in his time as "America's Fightingest General".
Found 35 thoughts of George S. Patton
Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired - morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. When you were younger the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired. You've always got to make the mind take over and keep going.
George S. Patton
If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?
George S. Patton
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
George S. Patton
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
George S. Patton
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
George S. Patton
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. Patton
I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"
George S. Patton
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. Everyone was afraid but only the coward let his fear overcome his sense of duty. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. Victory was the prize and worth everything.
George S. Patton
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.
George S. Patton
God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle.
George S. Patton
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
George S. Patton
I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
George S. Patton
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
George S. Patton
