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

Meaning of the quote

To reach your goals, you may face people who try to hold you back. But you need to ignore them and keep moving forward. Don't let other people's doubts or opinions stop you from trying your best and going after what you want.

About George S. Patton

George S. Patton was a legendary U.S. Army general who commanded forces in the Mediterranean and European theaters during World War II. Known for his bold and aggressive tactics, Patton led the Seventh Army in the invasion of Sicily and the Third Army’s drive across France, playing a crucial role in the Allied victory. Despite his successes, Patton’s controversial public statements and military discipline issues occasionally landed him in hot water with his superiors.

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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

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Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

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Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

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If a man has done his best, what else is there?

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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.

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Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

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

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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

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

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

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

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

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

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

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

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Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

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

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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

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

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885-1945)

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

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

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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

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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.

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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

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The 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!

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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

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Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

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Always do everything you ask of those you command.

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United States Army general (1885-1945)

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.

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United States Army general (1885-1945)