“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.”
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
“Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.”
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other guy die for his.”
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Always do more than is required of you.”
“Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”
“I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.”
“In case of doubt, attack.”
“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.”
“You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.”
“All glory is fleeting.”
“Say what you mean and mean what you say.”
“In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”
“Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.”
“By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.”
“You fight like you train.”
“The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”
“Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.”
“When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.”
“Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.”
“If a man does his best, what else is there?”
“When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.”
“A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.”
“Always advance. Never dig in.”
“Duty is the essence of manhood.”
“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.”
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”
“Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.”
“Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.”
“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”
“You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.”
“There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.”
“You’re never beaten until you admit it.”
“Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.”
“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.”
“Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.”
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