Quotes by George S. Patton

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

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.

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.

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

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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

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!

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

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

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