I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets.
CHRIS KYLEGreat way to fight a war – be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. And it’s about love as well as hate.
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You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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There’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
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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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The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pay.
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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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Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
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I’m just trying to be the me that I am and not all of this other crap. I just want to be the family man, and if somehow I can make the money to get my ranch and get the hell away from everybody else, that would be awesome.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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I really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
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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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I am not a fan of politics.
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What wounded veteran’s don’t need is sympathy. They need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.
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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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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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It’s funny – sometimes the strongest individuals feel the worst when events are out of their control, and they can’t really be there for the people they love. I’ve felt it myself.
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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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No, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.
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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
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I did want to be the top sniper.
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