General Mattis Quotes

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Because every Marine, if he was in a tough spot, whether a bar fight, or tonight in Helmand River Valley, our fellow Marines would get to us, or die trying.

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Be the hunter, not the hunted.

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By reading, you learn through others' experiences, generally a better way to do business.

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I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies. I was armed with insight. In the worst of surprises we found our training and education had prepared us well.

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I spent 30 years getting ready for that decision that took 30 seconds.

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We're not the perfect guys. We can make a mistake, and in this kind of warfare, tragedy will happen. But we are the good guys, and the innocent people on the battlefield know the difference.

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In any organization, it’s all about selecting the right team.

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There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.

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They recognized that these mistakes were part of my tuition and a necessary bridge to learning how to do things right.

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When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy.

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The Marines are bluntly critical of falling short, satisfied only with 100% effort and commitment.

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No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact the enemy gets a vote.

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You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.

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On each of our coins is inscribed America’s de facto motto, “E Pluribus Unum”—from many, one. For our experiment in democracy to survive, we must live that motto.

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OTD in #ZBHistory: In 2001, terrorists strike the United States.

Hijacking 4 commerical domestic flights, they fly them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, & a field in Pennsylvania after passengers regained control of Flight 93.

We will tweet the significant events today.

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Nothing keeps me awake at night. I keep other people awake at night.

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You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream world, it's going to be bad.

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Thanks to my reading, I have never been caught flat-footed by any situation, never at a loss for how any problem has been addressed...It doesn't give me all the answers, but it lights what is often a dark path ahead.

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Because every Marine, if he was in a tough spot, whether a bar fight, or tonight in Helmand River Valley, our fellow Marines would get to us, or die trying.

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It's very hard to live with yourself if you don't stick to your moral code.