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
fighting like-you train
You fight like you train.
motivational leadership army
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
military winning ifs
If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
way hell dies
This is a hell of a way to die.
suicide military moving
Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
encouraging believe responsibility
In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.
night stores
Close the playand keep the store open nights.
discipline battle stronger
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
believe army peculiar
The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good. The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible. So far I have been able to accomplish that, and I believe I have gotten quite a reputation from not kicking at peculiar assignments.
determination warrior soul
The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
leadership sports blame
Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
military perfect succeed
...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
war military artillery
I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.
war rip blood
War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.