Top 180 George S. Patton Quotes (2023 Update)

1. “Pressure makes diamonds.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

2. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

3. “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 Jr.

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4. “May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

5. “Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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6. “Better to fight for something than live for nothing.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

7. “Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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8. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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9. “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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10. “If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

11. “An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

12. “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

13. “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other guy die for his.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

14. “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

15. “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.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

16. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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17. “Always do more than is required of you.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

18. “The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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19. “A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

20. “In case of doubt, attack.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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21. “Say what you mean and mean what you say.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

22. “I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

23. “You fight like you train.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

24. “You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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25. “Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

26. “When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

27. “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.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

28. “When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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29. “All glory is fleeting.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

30. “In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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31. “By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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32. “Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

34. “If a man does his best, what else is there?”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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35. “Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

36. “Always advance. Never dig in.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

37. “Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

38. “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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39. “Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

40. “Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

41. “You’re never beaten until you admit it.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

42. “You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

43. “A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

44. “Duty is the essence of manhood.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

45. “There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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46. “Fear kills more people than death.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

47. “Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

48. “Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

49. “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.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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50. “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

— George S. Patton Jr.