At a glance
- Age
- 60
- Born
- November 11, 1885
- From
- San Gabriel
- Nationality
- United States
Biography
The quotes that circulate under his name almost always come from the same source of authority: he was the officer who ran armies in the field. Patton commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater during the Second World War, and later the Third Army as it fought through France and Germany following the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944.
He was born in San Gabriel, California, on 11 November 1885, and died on 21 December 1945, only months after the war in Europe ended. Alongside his army career he is recorded as an autobiographer and a swimmer.
That is the whole of the public record set out here. The reason his words still get repeated has less to do with any written programme for success than with the fact that he held command of large formations in the hardest fighting of the war, and spoke as a man giving orders rather than offering suggestions.
He was born in San Gabriel, California, on 11 November 1885, and died on 21 December 1945, only months after the war in Europe ended. Alongside his army career he is recorded as an autobiographer and a swimmer.
That is the whole of the public record set out here. The reason his words still get repeated has less to do with any written programme for success than with the fact that he held command of large formations in the hardest fighting of the war, and spoke as a man giving orders rather than offering suggestions.
Quotes 6
“Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.”
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”
“Do everything you ask of those you command.”
“Pressure makes diamonds.”
“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”
