George S. Patton
Just drive down that road, until you get blown upCollection: Military
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.Collection: Indulge In
A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.Collection: Military
My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.Collection: Army
To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill, the longer you will live to enjoy the priceless fame of conquerors.Collection: Enemy
Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands.Collection: Tired
Make your plans to fit the circumstances.Collection: Military
The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.Collection: Military
I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.Collection: Military
You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?Collection: Men
War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.Collection: Military
There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.Collection: War
I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse, he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses but to the destruction of the Soul of the leaders-the 'live to fight another day' doctrine.Collection: Loss
Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended...then go forward on foot!Collection: Military
For years I have been accused of making snap judgments. Honestly, this is not the case because I am a profound military student and the thoughts I express, perhaps too flippantly, are the result of years of thought and study.Collection: Military
We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.Collection: Military
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?Collection: Country
War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.Collection: War
War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formulaCollection: Art
There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, we are, and we will be.Collection: Denial
I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.Collection: Purpose
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.Collection: Military
If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.Collection: Military
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.Collection: Discipline
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.Collection: Country
My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.Collection: Fighting
Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.Collection: Staff
Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.Collection: Military
In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.Collection: War
My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.Collection: Moving
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.Collection: Military
A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.Collection: Destiny
I never take counsel of my fears.Collection: Inspirational
The god of war hates those who hesitate.Collection: Hate
Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.Collection: Men
All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.Collection: Jobs
Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it.Collection: War
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?Collection: Motivational
We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.Collection: Knowledge
Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?Collection: Rain
Plans must be simple and flexible....They must be made by the people who execute them.Collection: Simple
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.Collection: Military
Let's keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect.Collection: Army
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.Collection: Life
The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.Collection: Men
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. Always do more than is required of you. If a man has done his best, what else is there?Collection: Men
Never let the enemy pick the battle site.Collection: Military
In case of doubt, attack.Collection: Attitude