James Mattis Famous Quotes & Sayings

The Saudis, and in some cases the CIA, had encouraged and funded their foreign jihads, and these men had seen combat, lived hard in the mountains, did what their religion asked them to do. Then they came home to Egypt and were rewarded with a death sentence. The result was the creation of a standing army of jihadis who couldn't go home. They would go on to found al-Qaeda, which became something of a jihadi veterans association. History is always obvious in retrospect, but in this case the rise of al-Qaeda should have been fairly easy to predict. — Richard Engel

She was a nice person, she really was, until someone ignorant decided to force that ignorance in her face, and then she just couldn't hold back. — Lora Leigh

Look here, old fellow, do you realize this has been the greatest meeting of artists since the fifteenth century? — Erik Larson

I am positive - determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. — Jennifer Lopez

A merely symbolic religion does not threaten the ruling regime of materialistic science. — Nancy Pearcey