Qoutes by Patton.
If there was one thing that Patton enjoyed just as much as war, it was talking.
He always had something to say about the present situation, which is why there
are so many good quotes by him. Below are just a few of the better ones.
- If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
- 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.
- It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we
should thank God that such men lived.
- A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan
executed next week.
- I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high
he bounces when he hits bottom.
- The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the
other bastard die for his.
- Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
- We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me,
or get out of my way.
- Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let
them surprise you with their results.
- If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be
amazed at the results.
- 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!
- 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.
- Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will
surprise you with their ingenuity.
- You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
- Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
- Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with
the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
- Always do everything you ask of those you command.
- 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.
- 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.
- Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.