George S. Patton

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."

"Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood."

"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."

"Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time."

"If a man does his best, what else is there?"

"If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

"Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable."

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

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