16 quotes
United States Army general (1885–1945)
“Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.”
"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."
on Success
"May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't."
on Faith
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."
on Leadership
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
on Wisdom
"The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom."
"Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived."
on Death
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future."
on Inspirational
"No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country."
on War
"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom"
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
"Live for something rather than die for nothing."
on Life
"Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition."
"Pressure makes diamonds"
on Resilience
"An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body."
on Health
