141 Quotes by Jim Mattis

I would just say there is one misperception of our veterans, and that is they are somehow damaged goods. I don't buy it.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

I've always found, give me a pack of cigarettes and a couple of beers, and I do better with that than I do with torture.

There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.

To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase... Rather, it's displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.

Iran is not a nation-state; it's a revolutionary cause devoted to mayhem.

Notifying the enemy in advance of our withdrawal dates or reassuring the enemy that we will not use certain capabilities like our ground forces should be avoided.

I don't think the U.S. military is conservative. It's pragmatic.

There are a lot of self-imposed restrictions by people who somehow believe they have to fall in with a certain military cant. There was always a sense that we had to put things into words that would touch our troops' hearts, not just their heads.