Circumstances Quote by George S. Patton

Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.

— Christopher Vokes

Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.

— George S. Patton

Generals cannot be trusted with anything, not even with war.

— Georges Clemenceau

Generals are not to be too scrupulous.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.

— Jay Samit

Not only generals can be politicians, and not only generals can be defense ministers.

— Ayelet Shaked

Circumstances do not create the quality of your life.

— Garrison Wynn

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but…

— Anonymous

It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.

— Anonymous

Never permit circumstances to change your plans, but give so much character to your plans that they will change circumstances.

— Christian D Larson

There are plenty of people in the in the military and high ranking generals that do not feel that they have been optimized or…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

In general, our generals were outgeneralled.

— John Adams