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
wrestling men giving
I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen.
moving men giving
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.
taken two giving
Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?
running giving-up mind
Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.
successful
There is no such thing as a successful defence.
good perfect plan rather today weeks
I would rather have a good plan today than a perfect plan two weeks from now.
bounce high hit success
Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
army graduates handful point texas west win
Give me an army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win the war.
man
If a man has done his best, what else is there?
men discipline brave
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?
military names glasses
So as through a glass, and darkly - The age long strife I see - Where I fought in many guises, - Many names, but always me.
army white age
I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.
military names effort
I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them!
Take not counsel of your fears