A biography for George S. Patton Jr.hasn’t been written yet.
“Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.”
“Pressure makes diamonds”
“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom”
“Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”
“An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.”
“May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't.”
“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.”
“No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
“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?”
“The only way anyone ever won a war, is to make the enemy hurt so bad that he can't stand it any more. ... George S. Patton”