All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
“Of all the human qualities, the one I admire the most is competence. A tailor who is really able to cut and fit a coat seems to me an admirable man, and by the same token a university professor who knows little or nothing of the thing he presumes to teach seems to me to be a fraud and a rascal.”
H. L. Mencken
“Dripping water hollows out the stone not by strength, but by endless repetition.”
Plutarch
Perseverance, right?
“I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed!”
Gen. George S. Patton
“When in doubt, ATTACK!”
George S. Patton
“You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.”
George S. Patton
“There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.”
George S. Patton
“A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.”
George S. Patton
“Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.”
George S. Patton
This one is generally applicable, not just in war.
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”
George S. Patton