People tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.
CHRIS KYLEIt’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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But in that backroom or whatever it is when God confronts me with my sins, I do not believe any of the kills I had during the war will be among them. Everyone I shot was evil. I had good cause on every shot. They all deserved to die.
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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But real life doesn’t travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn’t necessarily have that ‘all lived happily ever after’ bit. You have to work on where you’re going.
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MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.
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There’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
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I don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
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But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
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In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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I am not a fan of politics.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
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It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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