No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
George S. PattonThere are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying.
George S. PattonThe time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
George S. PattonDiscipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country that they cannot tolerate negligence. Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war.
George S. Patton