# Quote — Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

> To all who serve in defense of our values.

- Author: [Jim Mattis](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis.md)
- Book: [Call Sign Chaos](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis/call-sign-chaos.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jim_Mattis#Call_Sign_Chaos:_Learning_to_Lead_(2019)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis/call-sign-chaos/to-all-who

## More from this book

> Reading sheds light on our dark path ahead. By traveling into the past, I enhance my grasp of the present.

p. 42 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis/call-sign-chaos/reading-sheds-light.md)

> To risk death willingly, to venture forth knowing that in so doing you may cease to exist is an unnatural act. To take the life of a fellow human being or to watch your closest comrades die exacts a profound emotional toll.

p. 31 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis/call-sign-chaos/to-risk-death.md)

> You don't always control your circumstances, but you can always control your response.

p. 6 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jim-mattis/call-sign-chaos/you-dont-always.md)