Quotes by
George S. Patton |
1885-1945 , American general
American general during World War II, known for his bold leadership and aggressive tactics. Commanding forces in North Africa, Sicily, and the European theater, he played a pivotal role in Allied victories, including the Battle of the Bulge. A charismatic and controversial figure, Patton’s mastery of armored warfare and relentless drive made him one of history’s most renowned military leaders.
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Quotations
| • | The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. 3 |
| • | The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. 2 |
| • | Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy. 2 |
| • | If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. 2 |
| • | A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. 2 |
| • | Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances. 2 |
| • | Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. 2 |
| • | There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. 2 |
| • | Most battles are won before they are ever fought. 2 |
| • | All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated. 2 |
| • | Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. 1 |
| • | I’d rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind. 1 |
| • | Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences. 1 |
| • | No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. 1 |
| • | Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more. 1 |
| • | The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for. 1 |
| • | Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles. 1 |
| • | Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. 1 |
| • | If you put the letter “S” in front of Hitler, then you have my opinion of him. |
| • | Never let the enemy pick the battle site. |
| • | My men don’t dig foxholes. I don’t want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don’t give the enemy time to dig one either. |
| • | Fatigue makes cowards of all of us. |
| • | My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas. |
| • | Plans must be simple and flexible. And they must be made by the people who execute them. |
| • | You can’t run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. |
| • | You shouldn’t underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him. |
| • | When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions. |
| • | A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances. |
| • | Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. |
| • | I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight. |
| • | You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. |
| • | Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths. |
| • | Duty is the essence of manhood. |
| • | The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible. |
