I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
CHRIS KYLEThe Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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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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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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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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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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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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Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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It is our duty to serve those who serve us.
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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