If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
– George S. Patton
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
– George S. Patton
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
– George S. Patton
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhiliration of victory.
– George S. Patton
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
– George S. Patton
Always do everything you ask of those you command.
– George S. Patton
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
– George S. Patton
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.
– George S. Patton
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
– George S. Patton
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.
– George S. Patton
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
– George S. Patton
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
– George S. Patton
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?
– George S. Patton
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
– George S. Patton
If a man has done his best, what else is there?
– George S. Patton
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.
– George S. Patton
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
– George S. Patton
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
– George S. Patton
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
– George S. Patton
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
– George S. Patton
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
– George S. Patton
The leader must be an actor. But with him as with his bewigged counterpart he is unconvincing unless he lives his part.
– George S. Patton
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!
– George S. Patton
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
– George S. Patton
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
– George S. Patton
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.
– George S. Patton
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
– George S. Patton
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
– George S. Patton
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
– George S. Patton
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
– George S. Patton
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
