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Category: George S. Patton Jr.

George S. Patton Jr.

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?

action, ambition, failure

George S. Patton Jr.

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

determination, failure, inspiration, success, triumph

George S. Patton Jr.

Live for something rather than die for nothing.

George S. Patton Jr.

…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.

air-force, army, country, marines, military, navy, patriotism, soldier

George S. Patton Jr.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

inspirational, true

George S. Patton Jr.

Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.

leadership, military

George S. Patton Jr.

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

George S. Patton Jr.

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 Jr.

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

George S. Patton Jr.

May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.

George S. Patton Jr.

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom

George S. Patton Jr.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.