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
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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.
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Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
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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.
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If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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I would rather have a good plan today than a perfect plan two weeks from now.
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There is no such thing as a successful defence.
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It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have been developing.
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Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.
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Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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If man does his best what else is there?
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I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen.
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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?