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• Superior firepower is an invaluable tool when entering into negotiations. -- Gen. George S. Patto
• That road which is the sole road which leads to the greatest tourist attraction in the area can only be repaired during the busiest three weeks of the entire tourist season.
  Repairs are to be done in such a manner that the maximum amount of time is required to cover the minimum amount of distance....
• Trout fishing. One must be a stickler for proper form.
  Use nothing but #4 blasting caps. Or a hand grenade, if handy....
• Nothing in the entire universe ever perishes, believe me, but things vary, and adopt a new form.
  The phrase "being born" is used for beginning to be something different from what one was before, while "dying" means ceasing to be the same....
• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
  -- Gen. George S. Patton, "War As I Knew It", 1947...
• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them WHAT to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
  -- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr....
• In war death is incidental. Loss of time is criminal. -- George S. Patto
• einvent the wheel v. To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time.
  This is often a valid criticism. On the other hand, automobiles don't use wooden rollers, and some kinds of wheel have to be reinvented many times before you get them right....
• einvent the wheel: v. To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time.
  This is often a valid criticism. On the other hand, automobiles don't use wooden rollers, and some kinds of wheel have to be reinvented many times before you get them right....