| No figure in history is like General Patton. He was | | | | powers in consecutive victories rendering the US |
| colorful, hard core and got the job done. His | | | | the leader of peace in the future years.He |
| leadership skills have been touted by some and | | | | continually thanked his team and infantry who he |
| criticized by weaker individuals. Some attribute | | | | said was the best in the World. When asked if he |
| General Patton on the reason for US victory over | | | | read the bible he yelled back. "Every God Damn |
| the Axis Powers and although we eventually | | | | day." It talked of how he chose leaders to work |
| would have won anyway due to our industrial | | | | under him an dhow he chastised wimps and unfit |
| output, few deny that it would have taken longer | | | | staff sergeants. All in all Patton is one of the most |
| and thus cost more lives. Perhaps you might not | | | | quoted generals in history and if it were not for |
| even be alive today reading this article if it were | | | | the later day generals and media he would be the |
| not for General Patton's victories? For those who | | | | most quoted by far. This book took as many of |
| want to learn more let me recommend an | | | | his quotes out of context as possible in order to |
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| talk about all the quotes of the great general. All | | | | mission to conquer the market and can help you |
| his faults such as poor spelling in memos and | | | | in your professional career as well.Please go buy |
| written statements were also listed. So much of | | | | the tape and you will see the great value it holds |
| his victories and conquests were a factor of his | | | | for a teams in business. How well it characterizes |
| leadership methodology. His athletic career in the | | | | the winning spirit an teams on the move who |
| Olympics and his fencing techniques also played a | | | | rests for no one and fights for the right to fulfill |
| part in his later life attitude towards competition | | | | their destiny. Think about General Patton, what |
| and winning and eventual defeat of the axis | | | | would he do? |