Feh. GWB's quotes are much, much funnier.

What a cool cool cool bastard.

In my own head, I like to imagine a large battle between Patton and Zhukov, just to see who would've won once the Nazis were clobbered.

"Magnificent! Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so!" -- George S. Patton

The guy sums himself up pretty damn well, right there.

Is it just me or did Fark just get farked up??

Ze site ees busted.

Can y'all post the good ones? :)

"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". -- George S. Patton


Best.Patton.Quote

Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I READ YOUR BOOK!

wonder who the magnificent b*tard was who submitted this link...

actually i just wanted to say magnificent b*tard

i'll say it again

magnificent b*tard

"Always do everything you ask of those you command." -- George S. Patton

ARE YOU LISTENING, CHICKENHAWKS IN THE WHITEHOUSE?

Notorious, you magnificent bastard, you stole my post. Magnificent bastard.
Magnificent.
Bastard.

"No b*stard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb b*stard die for his country". -- George S. Patton

If General Patton could see the american army today I think he would be proud.

They left out my favorite Patton quote
"I'd rathe rhave a German division in front of me than a French one behind me"

"Men, you are the first Negro tankers ever to fight in the American army. I would never have asked for you if you weren't good. I have nothing but the best in my army. I don't care what color you are, so long as you go up there and kill those Kraut sonsab*tches!" -- George S. Patton

"Many of you have in your veins Geman and Italian blood. But remember that these ancestors of yours so loved freedom that they gave up home and country to cross the ocean in search of liberty. The ancestors of the people we shall kill lacked the courage to make such a sacrifice and remained slaves." -- George S. Patton

what a crazy bastard

I've been told, and I can't verify this, save to say that it came from my Dad who is career military, and a huge history buff, particularly when that history is military. But I'm told anyway, that Patton was a soft-spoken man with a high-pitched voice, and that his swearing was allegedly to compensate.

Patton was such a closet case.

The great movie "Patton" starts with a him addressing his troops and includes some of the above quotes. The real speech was much more colorful. It is worth looking up on the net.

"You give me ten days and I will have us at war with the Russians! And I will make it look like their fault!"

dubu, now has Jerry Goldsmith's musical score for Patton in his head you magnficent bastards.

I don't care what color you are, so long as you go up there and kill those Kraut sonsab*tches!" -- George S. Patton

Wow, I had no idea he was so enlightened.

I want to commend the b*stard that submitted this link

Barbwiremike, reincarnation is a pretty progressive belief for a guy living in 1940s America.

05-23-03 03:19:16 PM Please
"Always do everything you ask of those you command." -- George S. Patton

ARE YOU LISTENING, CHICKENHAWKS IN THE WHITEHOUSE?

Actually, it's a good quote to put on your interoffice email.

This guy has more testosterone than Luxeomburg

This guy was, by far, the most interesting person of the 20th century. Not only was he one of the best tacticians and motivators since ancient times, not only was he unafraid to *ever* speak his mind, but he was also borderline insane. Kept claiming to be the reincarnation of Alexander the Great, Sun Tzu, Napoleon, and so on.

Patton was crazy, but he knew how to fight and win a war as quickly as possible. And he understood that evil monsters cannot be stopped with negotiations or appeasement, but only through violence. If there was one lesson that WW2 SHOULD have taught us, I would have hoped it would be that one.

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

I still prefer Gen. MacArthur, but this guy had balls.

Sounds like a magnificent r*tard to me

The man was an ass, but he was a damn good general.

And certainly nobody can say he was dishonest. Even if you can't agree with most of what he said you can still admire his brutal honesty.

Wow, imagine what Patton could have done with a regiment of the unstoppable fighting machines that posted on the bully thread from yesterday!

Aurorous

I've often wondered if Patton was so successful because he was crazy. Made him less worried about consequences or who he pissed off.

Patton was the only commander the Anglo/americans had who could compete with the likes of Rommel, Manstein, Guderian.

Monty? Forget it. MacArthur? All pattons ego problems and none of his competency.

Most of the Angloamerican generals were competent, but none of them matched the "battle-winning, getting the most amzing things out of your men march em for a week straight and they still can fight" chutzpah of patton.

"An Army is a team. It lives, sleeps, eats, and fights as a team. This individual heroic stuff is pure horse sh*t. The bilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more about real fighting under fire than they know about f*cking!" --

This sorta makes that whole "ARMY OF ONE" ad campaign look like a buncha marketing crap doesnt it? oh wait. . .it is. .

My favorite of his:

"Asparagus makes your piss stink!"

Udo,

MacArthur wasn't fit to carry Patton's bootstraps.

HOOAH! He talked the talk and walked the walk.

The most insightful quote listed:

"Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack." -- George S. Patton

Father Jack

This sorta makes that whole "ARMY OF ONE" ad campaign look like a buncha marketing crap doesnt it? oh wait. . .it is. .

This is almost verbatum something my father said you magnificent bastard.

Magnificent b*tard.
Magnificent b*tard.
Magnificent b*tard.
Magnificent b*tard.
Magnificent b*tard.


That will be all.

In the parlance of today's military: Hooah!
Magnificent Bastard.

Udo,

MacArthur wasn't fit to carry Patton's bootstraps.

General MacArthur waged a island-hopping campaign against the Japanese and defeated them. I seriously doubt that this was in the "big book of Generalship tactics" at the time. He ALSO claimed that the big long-term threat was China, not the U.S.S.R. Sounds like he knew what he was talking about, eh?

If only Patton could have been frozen like Austin Powers. "In Case of War Break Glass". The rest of the time, do humanity a favor and keep this monster frozen....

J00 M4Gn1f1c3N+ 8@5+4rd!111!!

"Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man." -- George S. Patton

one of my favorites.

Guy Innagorillasuit
Patton was such a closet case.
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LOL!

err i mean

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ONE OF AMERICA'S HEROES!

i mean, cmon, its not like he had a thing for uniforms, ordering men around and hitting people with riding crops. and those camp shiny ivory handled pistols he carried everywhere.

wait.