5 George S. Patton Quotes on Motivation

George S. Patton quotes on motivation

30. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

40. I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

59. You are never beaten until you admit it.

60. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

67. If you're a leader, you don't push wet spaghetti, you pull it. The U.S. Army still has to learn that. The British understand it. Patton understood it. I always admired Patton. Oh, sure, the stupid bastard was crazy. He was insane. He thought he was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude, but I certainly respected his theories and the techniques he used to get his men out of their foxholes.

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