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

Quote by George S Patton

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

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

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.

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...

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.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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...

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.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

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...

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

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...

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

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

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