George S. Patton Quotes about Military - Page 2

By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.

Audacity, audacity, always audacity.

When in doubt, ATTACK!

In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.

It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance.

Perpetual peace is a futile dream.

Live for something rather than die for nothing.

The leader must be an actor.

America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.

The god of war hates those who hesitate.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Make your plans to fit the circumstances.

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.

Just drive down that road, until you get blown up

The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.

I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.

War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.

No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.