Quotes by George S. Patton

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."

"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

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

"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."

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