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.
CHRIS KYLEI’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.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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I am not a fan of politics.
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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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You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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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.
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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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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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I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
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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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The media cause more problems than they do good.
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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There’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
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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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I did want to be the top sniper.
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