“Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.” — Jim Mattis Quote

“Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.”

“I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.”

“The Corps is in good hands, and it's been a privilege to serve with the Leathernecks. Now it's time to go.”

“Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.”

“That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in that daydreaming mode typically by texting and Facebooking. You get in it by disengaging.”

“We humans invented literacy, which means it doesn't come for free with our genes like speech and vision. Every brain has to learn it afresh.”