George S. Patton
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton Jr.was a senior officer of the United States Army, who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth11 November 1885
CountryUnited States of America
indulge-in competition battle
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
believe mean army
From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard. I don't give a good Goddamn about such complaints. I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. The harder we push, the more Germans we will kill. The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. Pushing means fewer casualties. I want you all to remember that.
believe gun men
Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.
military army soldier
The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
inspirational motivational positivity
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
army thinking race
The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
life ideas leader
I have studied the enemy all my life. I have read the memoirs of his generals and his leaders. I have even read his philosophers and listened to his music. I have studied in detail the account of every damned one of his battles. I know exactly how he will react under any given set of circumstances. And he hasn't the slightest idea of what I'm going to do. So when the time comes, I'm going to whip the hell out of him.
why-not keep-going
Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
sympathy death wisdom
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
tactics strategy worst
Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.
motivation doubt certain
When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.
inspirational witty military
If a man does his best, what else is there?
military fighting men
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
simple people made
Plans must be simple and flexible....They must be made by the people who execute them.