George S. Patton

"Say what you mean, and mean what you say."

- George S. Patton

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."

- 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

"Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory."

- George S. Patton

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."

- George S. Patton

"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."

- George S. Patton

"Better to fight for something than live for nothing."

- George S. Patton

"Always do more than is required of you."

- George S. Patton

"I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but by how high he bounces when he hits the bottom."

- 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

"Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable."

- 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

"Don't tell people how to do things; tell them what to do and let them surprise you."

- 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

"Don't tell people how to do things; tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

- George S. Patton

"Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

- George S. Patton

"It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability."

- George S. Patton

"The duties of an officer are the safety, honor and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer’s own ease, comfort and safety last."

- George S. Patton

"A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow."

- George S. Patton

"There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline."

- George S. Patton

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived."

- George S. Patton

"You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals."

- George S. Patton

"Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle."

- George S. Patton