Jim Mattis Quotes

Hell these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima. Baghdad ain't shit.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

There's no substitute for guts.

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

I remain unvanquished

‘Tis better to have fought and lost, Than not to have fought at all.

We have the finest military in the world, an elite group of men and women who continue to be a tremendous source of national pride by routinely putting their lives on the line to protect our freedom.

A tough guy, to me, stands for something, and he's not afraid to get a beating.

Courage makes victory possible.

You're a warrior or you're not.

Defeat is forbidden.

The resilience, tenacity and zeal of our valiant air warriors is a source of pride for every Indian.

I've never backed out of a fight in my life. That's not what I do.

I've always fought the best guys.

Victory is not final. Defeat is not failure. It's all about courage.

In this world goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is to be less than a man.

Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance; insufferable in victory.

Defeat is not an option. Period. The End.

Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

I'm pretty tough.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

That's not in my nature to run away - I'll stand up and fight.

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.