A Quote by George S. Patton

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

George S. Patton

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George S. Patton
American - Military man
November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945

There is actually a great book called Prima Donna by Rupert -Christiansen that deconstructs the myth. In fact, many of the women who were prima donnas were feminists and incredible forces for their time.

Rufus Wainwright

In the end, playing for England means very little if you don't see the rest of the world around you. It is why I hate prima donnas and arrogance.

Alastair Cook

We used to be such prima donnas.

Gina Schock

Vampires are such prima donnas.

Magnus

We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.

Harry A. Blackmun

Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.

Queen Elizabeth II

Of course there are other prima donnas around. So many of my colleagues, younger ones, are wonderful.

Montserrat Caballe

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

Dan Rather

One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not to let the distortions occur.

Edward Albee

I don't like a lot of drama on the road - I don't like prima donnas.

Glenn Danzig

Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they are likely the prima donnas of this space opera.

Priyamvada Natarajan

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.

Freeman Dyson

I've given parties that have made Indian rajahs green with envy. I've had prima donnas break $10,000 engagements to come to my smallest dinners. When you were still playing button back in Ohio, I entertained on a cruising trip that was so much fun that I had to sink my yacht to make my guests go home.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

If you put on the military uniform, you're a prima facie hero. Generals are the epitome of that. They're the ones who have been most successful at the soldier's trade.

H. W. Brands

I believe that one can't command sitting on one's ass in the rear. One has to up among the forward brigade commanders, even as far as battalion commanders, especially if one is fighting a defensive action. One simply has to know what is going on.

Christopher Vokes

When I talk with women who have had wonderful experiences in the military it's because their commanders treated them with respect and dignity and gave them equality with their peers that was unparalleled in their lives.

Amy Ziering

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