"I were to sum up what I've learned……" — James Mattis
"I were to sum up what I've learned in 35 years of service, it's improvise, improvise, improvise."
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41 Quotes by James Mattis
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Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
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You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The…
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We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we…
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It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people.…
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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…
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You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream world,…
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If in order to kill the enemy you have to kill an innocent, don't take the shot. Don't create more…
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I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.
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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.…
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The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the…
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We've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I…
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There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don't think you…
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More Improvise Quotes
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You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.
— Orlando Bloom
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Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances,…
— Dave Brubeck
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There's very little you could do to prepare to be a correspondent on 'The Daily Show,' because it's not being…
— Steve Carell
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The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research.
— Rolf Potts
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I always choose an area that is of personal interest, but I don't plan my travels in detail. There are…
— Unknown Author
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Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but…
— Burt Bacharach
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Travel compels you to discover your spiritual side by elimination: Without all the rituals, routines and possessions that give your…
— Rolf Potts
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There are times when the writers ask us to improvise. Sometimes the animators are inspired by what you do, and…
— Dan Castellaneta
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I love improv so much. Listening. I think that's the key. When you improvise, you put a lot of pressure…
— Rob Riggle
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I used to have to do readings in church, and it was terrifying. I would never have my glasses. The…
— Jim Gaffigan
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You can't make a mistake when you improvise.
— Patti Smith
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Being able to improvise is the basis for creating all characters and situations, for everything to do with performing, really.…
— Chris Kattan
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