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

Quote by George S Patton

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Battle is an orgy of disorder.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the...

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the...

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

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...

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he...

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he...

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

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

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

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

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...

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

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

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

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no...

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no...

If a man does his best, what else is there?

If a man does his best, what else is there?

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle...

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle...

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.