George Patton
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
-George Patton
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
-George Patton
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory.
-George Patton
Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight.
-George Patton
Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time. That's why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war;for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.
-George Patton
Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the heck slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
-George Patton
Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are, and probably more so. They are not supermen.
-George Patton
My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.
-George Patton
All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
-George Patton
From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard... 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.
-George Patton
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
-George Patton
There are three ways that men get what they want;by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out:that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks;I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.
-George Patton
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
-George Patton
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
-George Patton
A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.
-George Patton
Always do everything you ask of those you command.
-George Patton
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
-George Patton
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.