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
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I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen.
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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.
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Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?
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Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.
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If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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Give me an army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win the war.
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There is no such thing as a successful defence.
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I have pissed in the Rhine, now send me gas!
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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?
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You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?
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So as through a glass, and darkly - The age long strife I see - Where I fought in many guises, - Many names, but always me.
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I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.