Improvise Quote by James Mattis Download Open image “I were to sum up what I've learned in 35 years of service, it's improvise, improvise, improvise.” — James Mattis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare 35 Years Improvise Improvise Improvise Learned 35 Learning Service Service Improvise Years of service
For the last 30-plus years, I have been doing one long, uninterrupted improv. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think I've been really lucky to be able to improv in a lot of my jobs. — Megan Stalter Copy Share Image
Improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. That's a kind of paradoxical thing… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's… — Mark Duplass Copy Share Image
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
When we used to do improv, you'd have to learn how to listen and contribute and not talk over each other and learn timing,… — Sal Vulcano Copy Share Image
I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy. — James Mattis Copy Share Image
The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the world that just need… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
With respect to the outlines of what's in the Army Field Manual, there's no doubt in my mind about the limitations it places not… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
We can kill lots of people. We do kill lots of people. We can destroy virtually anything we choose to destroy. — James Mattis Copy Share Image
I just hope we can find our way back to engaging with one another, arguing strongly with one another, and then going down and… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
We've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I am going to beg… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
You've been told that you're broken. That you're damaged goods ... there is also Post-Traumatic Growth. You come back from war stronger and more… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
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… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
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… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
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… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in… — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
I also think if you're an actor and you can improvise, when you go on an audition and you can improvise you're just a… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
When you're at a concert and you hear someone improvise well, that's special; it puts you in the moment and takes you someplace. To… — John Popper Copy Share Image
Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it is. When… — Stephane Grappelli Copy Share Image
So that's the challenge, you have a big technical aspect of what you're doing whilst you're creatively trying to improvise. — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages,… — Fred Frith Copy Share Image
Improvise when obstacles present themselves. Happy accidents are magic! Have an open mind. — Matthew Bonifacio Copy Share Image
My character has to be alive. It can't be a mere prop, and it has to have a life of its own. I need… — Fawad Khan Copy Share Image
When people know the desired destination, they’re free to improvise, as needed, in arriving there. — Chip Heath Copy Share Image
“Research tells us that brainstorming becomes more productive when it’s focused. As jazz great Charles Mingus famously said, “You can’t improvise on nothing, man;… — Chip Heath Copy Share Image