Quotes :

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." – General George S. Patton "Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." - General George S. Patton
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." – General George S. Patton "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." - General George S. Patton
"I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"" – General George S. Patton "I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"" - General George S. Patton
"If you can’t get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?" – General George S. Patton "If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?" - General George S. Patton
George S. Patton, Jr. (1885) Patton, nicknamed "Old Blood-and-Guts," was probably the most admired and most controversial American World War II general. Though he had a brilliant war record—he led successful military operations in Morocco and Sicily and spearheaded the spectacular sweep of US forces across northern France into Germany—he was a rigid disciplinarian and nearly lost his career for slapping a hospitalized soldier he ...