Great Quotes from General Patton

My dad who is a WW2 vet has told me how my uncle Les who was also a WW2 vet was so fond of his general Patton. He said that Les would have even voted for Patton for president if he ever ran. I remember what an amazing man my uncle Les was. He was so wise, kind, softspoken, and strong, much like my dad. Because of this, I greatly respect his impression of Patton. Here are a few famous quotes from General Patton, a man who like George Bush, pretty much just called them as he saw them. I love clear unambiguous thinkers and speakers.

• "War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula"
• "All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood."
• "Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."
• "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
• "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."
• "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
• "Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack."
• "Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men."
• "There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
• "Perpetual peace is a futile dream."
• "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
• "A good plan executed today is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future."
  

- General George Patton Jr