George S. Patton Quotes About Military
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A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.
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Take calculated risks.
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All glory is fleeting.
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country
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So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
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There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.
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Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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An incessant change of means to attain unalterable ends is always going on; we must take care not to let these sundry means undo eminence in the perspective of our minds; for, since the beginning, there has been an unending cycle of them, and for each its advocates have claimed adoption as the sole solution of successful war.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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The soldier is the army.
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I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.
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A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.
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Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.
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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.
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War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
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All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
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Audacity, audacity, always audacity.
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The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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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?
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Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men.
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If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
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Perpetual peace is a futile dream.
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Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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George S. Patton
- Born: November 11, 1885
- Died: December 21, 1945
- Occupation: Military Commander
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