George S. Patton quotes

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. (George S. Patton)
Always do everything you ask of those you command.
George S. Patton
Accept the challenges, so you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
George S. Patton
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
George S. Patton
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
George S. Patton
I want you to remember that 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
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
George S. Patton
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline. (George S. Patton)
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
George S. Patton
If a man does his best, what else is there?
George S. Patton
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
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
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
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
George S. Patton
A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later. (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
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
I find that moral courage is the most valuable and most usually absent characteristic.
George S. Patton
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton