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
hate war bad-ass
The god of war hates those who hesitate.
successful treated commanders
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
positive-thinking perfect vigor
A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.
leadership war men
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.
two space trying
In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
waiting democracy world
You just wait and see. The lily-livered b*stards in Washington will demobilize. They'll say they've made the world safe for democracy again. The Russians are not such d*mned fools. They'll rebuild; and with modern weapons.
fate thinking years
Sometimes I think your life and mine are under the protection of some supreme being or fate , because, after many years of parallel thought, we find ourselves in the positions we now occupy.
battle rifles opinion
In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised
government fire broken
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
bottom bounce
Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
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.
wrestling men giving
I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen.
army kickers ass
I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!