312 Quotes by George S. Patton

Let’s keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect.

Don’t fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.

Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I’ll go ahead and win.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.

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

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

In my opinion, the M1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

You shouldn’t underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.