"You can overcome wrong technology. Your people have……" — James Mattis
"You can overcome wrong technology. Your people have the initiative, they see the problem, no big deal ... you can't overcome bad culture. You've gotta change whoever is in charge."
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41 Quotes by James Mattis
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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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