Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman Quotes in Patton (1970)

Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman: You know General, sometimes the men don't know when you're acting.

Patton: It's not important for them to know. It's only important for me to know.

Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman: [Codman is handed a letter while riding through the newly liberated Palermo] This is from from General Alexander, sir, reminding you that you are not to take Palermo.

Patton: Send him a message, Cod. Ask him if he wants me to give it back.

Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman: G2 also reports that Hitler probably retained Rommel in Berlin because things were going badly for the Afrika Korps. He didn't want his favorite general to lose face.

Patton: Well, I'm my favorite General. I don't want to be told that some second stringer is up against me; Then *I* lose face.

[winks]

Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman: Shall I call the artist back sir?

Patton: To hell with it. Nobody wants to see a picture of me, I'm mad! Didn't you know that?

Patton: [Upon entering his hotel room in London] Who picked out this cathouse?

Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman: I believe it was General Smith.

Patton: He did it to spite me, that son of a bitch.

[General Bidell Smith walks in]