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George S. Patton Quotes

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"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
War

"If a man does his best, what else is there?"

"A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood."
History

"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."

"There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear."

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
Imagination

"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."

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."

"I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?""

"If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."

"Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more."

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

"Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle."
History

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

"Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack."

"Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time."

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
Imagination

"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!"

"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

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