George S. Patton Quotes

Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war.

Goddammit, he looks like a loser to me …. When I had an officer like that in World War II, I relieved him.

My father volunteered in early 1941, before Pearl Harbor, and became an officer in the U.S. Navy. As I was growing up, he taught me the responsibility of command: A leader is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the welfare of people under his or her care. That was a deeply felt obligation in his generation.

When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands.

In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well.

A prince must not have any objective nor any thought, nor take up any art, other than the art of war and its ordering and discipline; because it is the only art that pertains to him who commands. And it is of such virtue that not only does it maintain those who were born princes, but many times makes men rise to that rank from private station.

With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.

It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.

When you've got a leader that wants to go out and practice at the ultimate, highest level, when something that you should do doesn't go right, there's going to be a little fire under that, and that's what you need from your leader.

I've been a role model in terms of discipline, and I have always been rigorous and professional.

I'm not afraid to coach guys. But I am going to coach them to win, and I am going to hold them to a high standard.

The New York Yankees' organization - they train us well from the get-go. They tell us how to handle everything.

When I joined the Marines, I went to Quantico for training. One of the first things I learned is that you can drop out of a run, a couple runs. You can fail the test or a couple tests in a row, and they'd give you a second try. But if you lied about anything, you were gone that afternoon. That's how important integrity is in the military.

That's what I've learned the Patriots Way being: holding yourself accountable and attention to detail. It doesn't matter who you are, how long you've played, whether you're the nutritionist or starting quarterback, you're going to be held accountable, and you have a role.

It would probably be a direct order, shape up your morale. And so he understands command. He understands how to delegate. And I think that [General John Kelly] will bring law and order.

Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity.

If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless.

Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.

To wage war, we need a commander in chief who has made tough calls in tough times and stood up to be held accountable over and over, not first-term senators who've never made an executive decision in their life.

For duty, duty must be done; The rule applies to everyone.

I can't leave India helpless. This responsibility must be taken and I will continue to do so. For all good and bad things, it is my responsibility. I do not regret anything. I believe, people of the country have given me the responsibility and I must fulfill it.

One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.