I really don’t care what people think of me.
CHRIS KYLEAfter I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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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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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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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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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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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’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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It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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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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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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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 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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The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
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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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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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I did want to be the top sniper.
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