“Pressure makes diamonds.”
— George S. Patton Jr.
“May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.”
“I don't measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“Better to fight for something than live for nothing.”
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
“An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.”
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other guy die for his.”
“The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.”
“Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.”
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.”
“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”
“Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”
“Always do more than is required of you.”
“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.”
“I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.”
“Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.”
“All glory is fleeting.”
“In case of doubt, attack.”
“In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”
“Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.”
“By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.”
“You fight like you train.”
“You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.”
“Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.”
“The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”
“When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.”
“If a man does his best, what else is there?”
“Duty is the essence of manhood.”
“A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.”
“Say what you mean and mean what you say.”
“When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.”
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”
“Always advance. Never dig in.”
“Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.”
“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.”
“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”
“There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.”
“You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.”
“You’re never beaten until you admit it.”
“Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.”
“Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.”
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”
“You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.”
“America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.”
“Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.”
“We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader.”
“I read the Bible – every goddamn day.”
“No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.”
“Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.”
“When in doubt, ATTACK!”
“I never take counsel of my fears.”
“Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.”
“Fear kills more people than death.”
“When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!”
“Make your plans to fit the circumstances.”
“The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.”
“You shouldn’t underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.”
“Take calculated risks.”
“Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.”
“To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill, the longer you will live to enjoy the priceless fame of conquerors.”
“There is no such thing as a successful defense.”
“Never let the enemy pick the battle site.”
“Don’t fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”
“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.”
“The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.”
“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.”
“A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.”
“No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.”
“If I win I can’t be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.”
“War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.”
“Always do everything you ask of those you command.”
“Just drive down that road, until you get blown up.”
“War is simple, direct, and ruthless.”
“If we aren’t victorious, let no man come back alive!”
“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?”
“A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.”
“The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.”
“In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.”
“Most battles are won before they are ever fought.”
“War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.”
“If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.”
“Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.”
“I always believe in being prepared, even when I’m dressed in white tie and tails.”
“Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.”
“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?”
“We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.”
“The leader must be an actor.”
“All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.”
“Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.”
“There is only one sort of discipline – PERFECT DISCIPLINE. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.”
“It is the cold glitter of the attacker’s eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.”
“For years I have been accused of making snap judgments. Honestly, this is not the case because I am a profound military student and the thoughts I express, perhaps too flippantly, are the result of years of thought and study.”
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