You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

Quote by George S Patton

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Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for...

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for...

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank...

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank...

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front...

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front...

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings...

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings...

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the...

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the...

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them...

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them...