[*"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."*](http://www.quotes.net/quote/21146) [***George S. Patton »***](http://www.quotes.net/authors/George%20S.%20Patton) George Smith Patton, Jr. (also George Smith Patton III) GCB, OBE (November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945) was a distinguished and controversial U.S. Army officer