“You’re not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There’s also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.”

I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.

After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.

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.

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.

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.

Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.

No, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.

One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.

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.

Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.

The media cause more problems than they do good.

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.

You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.

The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.

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.

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.

My view is that I love what I make so who cares what everyone else thinks. Make art for yourself first, and other people second.

You pull away and suddenly I have more room to grow.

Don’t neglect yourself taking care of someone else. You don’t owe anyone your time, a quick text back, or emotional support when you need to be giving it to yourself first.

Stop caring about what other people think of you – they will not create your success.

I have such a big heart, but once I stop caring – its wrap.

Work for the things that you care about.

I know i say i don’t care, but if you were on the verge of dying i’d give you my life.

Take care of your body because it’s always trying to take care of you.