Patton Quotes

Success is how high you bounce when you hit rock bottom. – General George S. Patton

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom. – General George S. Patton

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. – General George S. Patton

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. – General George S. Patton

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. – General George S. Patton

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. – General George S. Patton

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. – General George S. Patton

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline. – General George S. Patton

Success is how well you bounce back from failure. – General George S. Patton

Do everything you ask of those you command. – General George S. Patton

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – General George S. Patton

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. – General George S. Patton

If a man does his best, what else is there? – General George S. Patton

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood. – General George S. Patton

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. – General George S. Patton

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. – General George S. Patton

A good leader can’t get too far ahead of his followers. – General George S. Patton

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure. – General George S. Patton

Pressure makes diamonds. – General George S. Patton

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. – General George S. Patton

I would rather have a good plan today than a perfect plan tomorrow. – General George S. Patton

Never stop being ambitious. – General George S. Patton

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. – General George S. Patton

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – General George S. Patton

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces back when he hits rock bottom. – General George S. Patton

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – General George S. Patton

Don’t tell people how to do things; tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. – General George S. Patton

Do not underestimate the enemy. You will pay a high price for your arrogance. – General George S. Patton

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. – General George S. Patton

The courage to make tough decisions is what sets leaders apart. – General George S. Patton

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. – General George S. Patton

There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance; make sure you stay on the right side of it. – General George S. Patton

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. – General George S. Patton

You need to believe in yourself even when no one else does. – General George S. Patton

A leader is a dealer in hope. – General George S. Patton

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. – General George S. Patton

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. – General George S. Patton

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – General George S. Patton

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. – General George S. Patton

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. – General George S. Patton

If a man has done his best, what else is there? – General George S. Patton

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. – General George S. Patton

The leader must be selfless. He must be assertive but not arrogant, confident but not complacent, and firm but not stubborn. – General George S. Patton

Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles they have overcome while trying to succeed. – General George S. Patton

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – General George S. Patton