General George S. Patton:

[P]eople who are not themselves are nobody.

I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse he is sure to win.

The influence one man can have on thousands is a never-ending source of wonder to me.

via Manvotional: A Letter from General George S. Patton to His Son | The Art of Manliness.