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
discipline battle stronger
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
believe army peculiar
The publicity I have been getting, a good deal of which is untrue, and the rest of it ill considered, has done me more harm than good. The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible. So far I have been able to accomplish that, and I believe I have gotten quite a reputation from not kicking at peculiar assignments.
determination warrior soul
The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
leadership sports blame
Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
military perfect succeed
...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
war military artillery
I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.
war rip blood
War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.
rain night battle
Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
winning battle firsts
If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
loss fighting winning
I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse, he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses but to the destruction of the Soul of the leaders-the 'live to fight another day' doctrine.
death exciting
Death can be more exciting than life.
running nice party
When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. ... As for the types of comments I make, sometimes I just, By God, get carried away with my own eloquence.
army bayonets boots
Let's keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect.
military war leader
The leader must be an actor.