George Patton quotes

Born
November 11, 1885 San Gabriel, California, U.S.

Died
December 21, 1945.

Occupation
Senior officer of the United States Army.

George S. Patton was a senior officer of the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

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

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
– George Patton

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
– George Patton

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
– George Patton

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
– George Patton

Always do everything you ask of those you command.
– George Patton

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
– George Patton

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.
– George Patton

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
– George Patton

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
– George Patton

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

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
– George Patton

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
– George Patton

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
– George Patton

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

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
– George Patton

Battle is an orgy of disorder.
– George Patton

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.
– George 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 Patton

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

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
– George Patton

If a man does his best, what else is there?
– George Patton

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
– George Patton