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
battle rifles opinion
In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised
moving men giving
My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
destiny men fork-in-the-road
A man must know his destiny.
government fire broken
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
military war army
The soldier is the army.
military risk calculated-risk
Take calculated risks.
military pieces ends
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
military division behinds
I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
bottom bounce
Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
winning
Let's shoot the works and win! Yes win it all.
military war airplane
Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.
military war fighting
The obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more fully the demands of future warfare.
horse children war
For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.
faults excuse
Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.