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

~George S. Patton

Topics: Accept Challenges Exhilaration Feel Victory You

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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.

~George S. Patton

Topics: Afraid Base Battle Being Best Brings Competition Coward Duty Essence Fear His Human Human Being Indulge Lets Magnificent Manhood Men Most Out Overcome Sense Which Who

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

~George S. Patton

Topics: Better Executed Good Next Now Perfect Plan Than Violently Week

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

~George S. Patton

Topics: Against Goals High High Goals Need Overcome People Reach Tug You

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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

~George S. Patton

Topics: Alike Everyone Somebody Then Thinking

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

~George S. Patton

Topics: Country Die His Make Object Other War Your

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

~George S. Patton

Topics: Died Foolish God Lived Men Mourn Rather Should Thank Thank God Who Wrong

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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

~George S. Patton

Topics: Bottom Bounce High Hit How Success Success Is You

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

~George S. Patton

Topics: How Ingenuity Never People Surprise Tell Them Things Will You

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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

~George S. Patton

Topics: Better Fight Live Nothing Something Than

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: November 11th, 1885

Died: December 21st, 1945

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