My soldiers can eat their waist belts, but my tanks need gas.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Prioritize fuel for tanks over the comfort of soldiers.
- In plain terms
- Soldiers can suffer but equipment needs fuel.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize essential resources over comfort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What non essentials can you cut to help core goals?
Another view
Ignoring human comfort too long can hurt morale.
More from George S. Patton
Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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