"You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon."

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Source : "Eve of Battle Speech". James Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division, The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2003.

James Mattis

#Brain Quotes #Enemy Quotes #World Quotes

“Morals do not come from the state and society. Morality deals with weightier matters that measure our thoughts, words, and deeds against universals that are true regardless of time and place.”
“Foreign policy of a pluralistic democracy like the United States should be based on bipartisanship because bipartisanship is the means and the framework for formulating policies based on moderation and on the recognition of the complexity of the human condition. That has been the tradition since the days of Truman and Vandenberg all the way until recent times.”
“There's actually a lot of information on a lot of people and that is a major achievement of a police state.”
“I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.”
“These CEOs, man ... If you're that ruthless, you're a scary dude. I tell you, now when I walk past a little gang banger, I don't even blink. But if I see a white dude with a Wall Street Journal, I haul ass. Before I walk past the Arthur Andersen building, I cut through the projects. If you cut through the projects, you may just lose what you have on you that day. I ain't never been mugged of my whole future.”
“Never confuse activity with results.”
“There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.”
“North is a powerful man, and you're still connected to him." Flo frowned. "Probably sexual memory, those Capricorns are insatiable. Well, you know. Sea Goat. And of course, you're a Fish. You'll end up back in bed with him." Andie slammed the car door. "You know what I'd like for Christmas, Flo? Boundaries. You can gift me early if you'd like.”

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