I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
CHRIS KYLEIn 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.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I’ve done. I find it strange, but I also feel it’s my life and my story, and I guess I better be the one to get it on paper the way it actually happened.
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Great way to fight a war – be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq. That’s why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy ‘savages.’ There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there.
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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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Every person I killed I strongly believe that they were bad. When I do go face God there is going to be lots of things I will have to account for but killing any of those people is not one of them.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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I did want to be the top sniper.
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I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.
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I don’t have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally – I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.
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I’m trying to raise the awareness of the troops that, when they deploy and go to war, it’s not just them at war – it’s also their family. Their family is having to go through all the hardships and the stresses.
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I really don’t care what people think of me.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
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I’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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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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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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The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people who are worried about the guys on the ground getting shot.
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The media cause more problems than they do good.
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Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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It is our duty to serve those who serve us.
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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
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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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I am not a fan of politics.
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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