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George S. Patton Quotes
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George S. Patton
American
Soldier
Born:
Nov 11
,
1885
Died:
Dec 21
,
1945
Battle
Fear
Man
People
Time
You
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
George S. Patton
Intelligence
Somebody
Thinking
Everyone
Alike
Then
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
George S. Patton
Courage
Fear
Holding
Minute
Longer
Holding On
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton
Motivational
Good
Better
Good Plan
Perfect
Week
Executed
Than
Plan
Next
Now
Violently
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
George S. Patton
War
Best
Battle
Human Being
Competition
Fear
Overcome
Coward
Men
Duty
Sense
Out
Magnificent
Indulge
Most
His
Essence
Human
Afraid
Being
Manhood
Which
Who
Base
Lets
Brings
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
George S. Patton
Fight
Better
Nothing
Live
Something
Than
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
George S. Patton
Me
People
Drive
Sheep
Herd
Way
Out
Follow
Lead
Cattle
Get
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
George S. Patton
You
People
Overcome
Goals
High
High Goals
Reach
Tug
Against
Need
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
George S. Patton
Wisdom
You
People
Will
Tell
Never
How
Surprise
Them
Ingenuity
Things
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
Man
Patriotism
Victory
Men
Weapons
Follow
Spirit
Leads
Won
May
Gains
Who
Wars
Fought
The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
George S. Patton
War
Time
You
Battle
Fear
Decision
Made
Fears
Important
Before
Every
Collected
All The Facts
Counsel
Take
Facts
Make
Go
Off
Listen
Turn
Turn-Off
Your
Imagine
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
George S. Patton
You
People
Amazing
Tell
Results
How
Amazed
Go
Get
Where
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
You
People
Tell
Results
How
Surprise
Them
Things
If a man does his best, what else is there?
George S. Patton
Best
Man
Else
Does
His
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
George S. Patton
Some
More
Only
Attack
Nobody
Anything
Successfully
Ever
Defended
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
George S. Patton
Man
Quality
Fear
No Fear
Men
Seen
Definition
More
Take
Generally
Never
Knows
Accepted
Intelligent
Frightened
Brave
Brave Man
Bravery
Which
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
George S. Patton
Learning
Past
Others
Unknown
Unpredictable
Studying
How
In The Past
Prepare
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
George S. Patton
Love
History
Fight
Battle
Real
Sting
American
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.
George S. Patton
War
Man
Win
Lose
Lost
Hell
Hoot
Laughed
Give
Never
Nor
Times
American
Who
Why
Ever
Play
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
George S. Patton
Discipline
Only
Perfect
Sort
There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
George S. Patton
Time
Fear
Fears
Counsel
Take
Never
Any
Listen
Your
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
George S. Patton
Military
Only
Piece
Led
End
Front
Spaghetti
Unit
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
George S. Patton
Battle
Disorder
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
George S. Patton
Time
Manner
Your
Ostentatious
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
George S. Patton
Must
Prima
Very
Successful
Treated
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