"The most important six inches on the battlefield……" — James Mattis

"The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears."

— James Mattis

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41 Quotes by James Mattis

James Mattis has 41 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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We will be misguided in our intentions if we point at one single thing and say that it will prevent… — Leslie Groves
The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd… — Miyamoto Musashi
It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to… — Douglas MacArthur
Joy is love exalted; peace is love in response; long-suffering is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is… — Dwight L. Moody
Letting go is freedom. When you find yourself in a useless battle, you merely walk off the battlefield. — Hugh Prather
The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness. — William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Тhe battlefield in the air will be the decisive one — Giulio Douhet

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