George S. Patton

"Always remember, the enemy has a right to exist. After the war, you will have to deal with him."

"Genius is the other fellow's name for a hard-working man."

"A soldier's first obligation is to obey, but he has a right to his opinion."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."

"You've got to be willing to stand up and be counted. To be willing to accept criticism."

"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood."

"I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight."

"An active mind cannot exist in a negative atmosphere."

"When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it and learn from it immediately."

"Don't stop moving. Don't stop thinking. The moment you do, that's when you die."

"Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death."

"The man who is willing to die is seldom killed."

"Sweat saves blood. Blood lost in training is better than blood lost in war."

"Every damn fool can write the history of his wars after they are over, but none of them can write it before he starts."

"Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle."

"A real soldier never dies. He just goes to Hell to regroup."

"I would rather have a lucky general than a good one, for God favors the lucky."

"Courage and loyalty are the mainstays of a great soldier."

"Never in history has the strategy that brought victory in one war ever brought victory in another."

"The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, is to stay in the fight."

"Most people think too much and talk too much. The successful man acts."

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

"You are not beaten until you admit it."

"The more a man knows about the past, the better prepared he is for the future."

"Infantry must always be the first to volunteer to go forward."

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his."

"I don't have to sleep. I've got to live."

"All military laws are based on one purpose: to place the soldier within reach of his officers."

"A soldier must watch for the psychological moment when to strike."

"Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent quality in men."