312 Quotes by George S. Patton

When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.

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

For years I have been accused of making snap judgments. Honestly, this is not the case because I am a profound military student and the thoughts I express, perhaps too flippantly, are the result of years of thought and study.

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

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.

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.

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