Quotes from George S. Patton

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

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

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

In case of doubt, attack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.

I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them!

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.

Audacity, audacity, always audacity.

It is rather interesting how you get used to death.

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.

Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.

When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.

Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.