Quotes from George S. Patton

Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?

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

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

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.

I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.

Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.

Never let the enemy pick the battle site.

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles

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.

In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.

War is simple, direct, and ruthless.

You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.

War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.

America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.

War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula

By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.

A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.