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He taught me to shine shoes. When there were no shoes to shine, I would watch him repair shoes, ... One day, we were busy, and he handed me a shoe and said, 'Fix this.' Fifty-three years later, I am still a glorified shine boy.


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I am a deadman there!
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me
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GEORGE S. PATTON A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and ...
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, sa...
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.
GEORGE S. PATTON Abundance is, in large part, an attitude.
SUE PATTON THOELE Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of ...
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-heart...
SUE PATTON THOELE Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
GEORGE S. PATTON Abundance is, in large part, an attitude
SUE PATTON THOELE You'd open a drawer, looking for a pen or Post-it notes, and it would be full of dirty socks. He was...
KAREN PATTON SEYMOUR All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTON Sometimes the waters of our spirits are churned and murky, and it is difficult to tap the reservoirs...
SUE PATTON THOELE Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
GEORGE S. PATTON These crimes were part of a cover-up by the defendants. She did it to protect her own stake in her c...
KAREN PATTON SEYMOUR Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.
GEORGE S. PATTON JR. Live for something rather than die for nothing.
GEORGE S. PATTON JR. If a man does his best, what else is there?
GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, sa...
GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON ...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, p...
GEORGE S. PATTON JR.