110+ George S. Patton Quotes On Brave, Determined And Leader

George S. Patton was an American soldier and General during World War II. He was a highly decorated combat leader and was known for his bold and aggressive tactics. He was instrumental in the Allied victory in Europe and is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. Following is our collection on famous quotes by George S. Patton on leadership, brave, determined.

Top 10 George S. Patton Quotes

1. If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
2. The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
3. The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
4. I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
5. Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
6. A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
7. The more you sweat in battle, the less you bleed in war.
8. 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.
9. I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
10. Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

George S. Patton Image Quotes

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. — George S. Patton

The more you sweat in battle, the less you bleed in war. — George S. Patton

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

Always do more than is required of you. — George S. Patton

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms. — George S. Patton

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. — George S. Patton

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time. — George S. Patton

If a man does his best, what else is there? — George S. Patton

Pressure makes diamonds — George S. Patton

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

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

Fatigue makes cowards of us all. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Short Quotes

• Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
• It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
• Always do more than is required of you.
• You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.
• The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.
• No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
• Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
• Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
• An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
• Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.

George S. Patton Quotes About Leadership

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. — George S. Patton

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances. — George S. Patton

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. — George S. Patton

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

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

Remember praise is more valuable than blame. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About Brave

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. — George S. Patton

You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd? — George S. Patton

All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. — George S. Patton

Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men. — George S. Patton

Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. — George S. Patton

Sir, I am not a brave man...The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of battle in my whole life that I wasn't so scared that I had sweat in the palms of my hands. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About Leader

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. — George S. Patton

Live for something rather than die for nothing. — George S. Patton

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

I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse, he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses but to the destruction of the Soul of the leaders-the 'live to fight another day' doctrine. — George S. Patton

The leader must be an actor. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About Fear

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

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! — George S. Patton

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

When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! — George S. Patton

A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. — George S. Patton

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

The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on. — George S. Patton

When there is fear of failure, there will be failure. — George S. Patton

I learned very early in my life never to take counsel in my fears. — George S. Patton

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you? — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About Battle

All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood. — George S. Patton

There's only one proper way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet, of the last battle, of the last war. — George S. Patton

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. — George S. Patton

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow. — George S. Patton

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles — George S. Patton

Battle is an orgy of disorder. — George S. Patton

It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading. — George S. Patton

Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle. — George S. Patton

No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage. — George S. Patton

Battle... brings out all that is best. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About People

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

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

Plans must be simple and flexible....They must be made by the people who execute them. — George S. Patton

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. — George S. Patton

Remember wars are won by killing people. The more we kill, the quicker we'll get out of this war. — George S. Patton

But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About High

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

...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability. — George S. Patton

Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Quotes About Bottom

There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates. — George S. Patton

Success is how you bounce on the bottom. — George S. Patton

Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts. — George S. Patton

George S. Patton Famous Quotes And Sayings

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. — George S. Patton

Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. — George S. Patton

The more you sweat in battle, the less you bleed in war. — George S. Patton

To me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Muhammad and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have kept on developing. — George S. Patton

Always do more than is required of you. — George S. Patton

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms. — George S. Patton

A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it. — George S. Patton

Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. — George S. Patton

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. — George S. Patton

When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions. — George S. Patton

The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country — George S. Patton

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time. — George S. Patton

The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for. — George S. Patton

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

If a man does his best, what else is there? — George S. Patton

Pressure makes diamonds — George S. Patton

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

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

Fatigue makes cowards of us all. — George S. Patton

Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes. — George S. Patton

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

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

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. — George S. Patton

The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it. — George S. Patton

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time. — George S. Patton

The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. — George S. Patton

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. — George S. Patton

Better to fight for something than live for nothing. — George S. Patton

Discipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country that they cannot tolerate negligence. Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war. — George S. Patton

There is no such thing as a successful defense. — George S. Patton

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

A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. — George S. Patton

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

There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying. — George S. Patton

In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity. — George S. Patton

Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example — George S. Patton

Duty is the essence of manhood. — George S. 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 S. Patton

Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition. — George S. Patton

All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain. — George S. Patton

War is simple, direct, and ruthless. — George S. Patton

Always do everything you ask of those you command. — George S. Patton

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men — George S. Patton

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself. — George S. Patton

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

Accept the challenges, so you may feel the exhilaration of victory. — George S. Patton

continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in. — George S. Patton

Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers. — George S. Patton

There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, we are, and we will be. — George S. Patton

There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr. — George S. Patton

A man must know his destiny. — George S. Patton

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. — George S. Patton

Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived. — George S. Patton

Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire. — George S. Patton

When in doubt, ATTACK! — George S. Patton

If I could have three wishes, one would be to take an '88 and shove that barrel up Hitler's ass so that cocksucker can cry like the little god-damned girl he is. And hell, after that, I wouldn't need two more wishes. — George S. Patton

My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas. — George S. Patton

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets. — George S. Patton

War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war. — George S. Patton

Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction. — George S. Patton

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

Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts — George S. Patton

To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill, the longer you will live to enjoy the priceless fame of conquerors. — George S. Patton

Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach, and by halting you will make useless the efforts and deaths of thousands. — George S. Patton

...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan. — George S. Patton

The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. — George S. Patton

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated. — George S. Patton

It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line. — George S. Patton

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

I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind. — George S. Patton

Life Lessons by George S. Patton

1. George S. Patton was an American soldier who exemplified leadership, courage, and determination. He taught us that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.
2. He also showed us the importance of remaining focused and never giving up, no matter how difficult the situation may be.
3. His legacy serves as a reminder that we can all achieve greatness if we strive for excellence and never give up.