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.

Quote by George S Patton

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

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 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...

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.

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

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

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

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

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

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.

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...

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

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...

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.