"Marines don't know how to spell the word…" — James Mattis

"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat."

— James Mattis

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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.
You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The…
We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we…
It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people.…
No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but…
You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream world,…
If in order to kill the enemy you have to kill an innocent, don't take the shot. Don't create more…
I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.
You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil.…
The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the…
We've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I…
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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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges… — Michelle Bachelet
When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, D.C., I did everything I could to… — Michele Bachmann
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him. — Russell Baker
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. — Simone de Beauvoir
Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their… — Conrad Black
There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be… — Tony Blair
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. — Napoleon Bonaparte
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. — Napoleon Bonaparte
My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until… — Bjorn Borg
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to… — Abdallah II
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the… — Bertolt Brecht
I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to… — Robert Browning

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