Will Patton Quotes

The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.

Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.

This is a hell of a way to die.

Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen

Knowing comedy is knowing human nature.

I've hung out in the writer's room a few times, but the fact is we've got such a good writing staff, I don't want to get my peanut butter fingerprints on anything.

The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.

I would love to get a role that changes the landscape of being an African American woman in television and film.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

Most battles are won before they are ever fought.

A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.

I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.

Take calculated risks.

All glory is fleeting.

I learned very early in my life never to take counsel in my fears.

We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

You can be an amateur and have a passion for something, but it takes a long time to actually become a professional, meaning that you can handle any situation.

Growing up there are always those kids who are only happy when they are making someone else upset. That is unfortunately just how some people are. Some people are just born with bad wiring.

Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

Lot of ugly funny dudes end up with some pretty gorgeous women. Women are much deeper than us in choosing a mate - they see in the long term.

Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.

The leader must be an actor.

Audacity, audacity, always audacity.

Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.

If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.

Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended...then go forward on foot!

No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.

If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!

If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?

I guess I'm getting to the age where a lot of other people my age have real jobs, and when they're hard-up they refer to an old-timer like me.

I have a very tiny house in Burbank. I drive an 8-year-old car. I'm gonna drive it into the ground. I enjoy what I enjoy.

Having enough money has to go hand in hand with living in a way that you're not being a slave to your possessions.

Our minorities alone are in a position to know what the fathers of our democracy were talking about.

... the constructive power of an image is not measured in terms of its truth, but of the love it inspires.

Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. Always do more than is required of you. If a man has done his best, what else is there?

Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.

The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.

If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.

It is rather interesting how you get used to death.

Death can be more exciting than life.

It's like our country is being run by a bunch of bad alcoholic dads right now.

If you have the capacity to love, you have the capacity to love anyone.

I try not to have too many opinions; I just marvel at the world we live in.

On a superhero show, you have to have people who are really human and who have the experience the audience is having.

We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.

The god of war hates those who hesitate.

Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?