George S. Patton
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” -George S. Patton
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“Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.” -George S. Patton
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“Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.” -George S. Patton
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“The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” -George S. Patton
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“You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.” -George S. Patton
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“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
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“Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.” -George S. Patton
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“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.” -George S. Patton
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“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” -George S. Patton
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“Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.” -George S. Patton
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“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” -George S. Patton
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“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” -George S. Patton
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“There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.” -George S. Patton
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“Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.” -George S. Patton
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“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
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“If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.” – George S. Patton
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