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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.

Chris Kyle

War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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Appearance Fantasy Goodness Hell Hollywood War
I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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Myself Possible Strong
The media cause more problems than they do good.
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Goodness Media Problem
After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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Civilization Difficult Military Myself Try
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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Country Oneself Poor Rich Rule
Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
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Fun Hell War Yourself
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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Care Family Friendship Myself People Thinking Training
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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Face Forever Life Myself People Remember Save Situation Stay
None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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Kill Myself Problem
I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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Creation Myself Willing
The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
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Kill Myself Past Present Service
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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Bad Believe Face God Kill Myself People Person Religious Strong
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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Believe Death Deserve God Goodness Kill Myself Sin War
You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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Calm Heart Rate Shoot Slow Stay Yourself
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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Absence Failure Feeling Loss People Protection Regret Save
Great way to fight a war – be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
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Fight Greatness Preparation Protection War Way Win Yourself
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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Best Drive Stop Vehicle War Way Weapon Yourself
I really don’t care what people think of me.
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Care Myself People Thinking
I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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Better Father Husband Job Myself
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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Battle Compassionate Family Hard Myself Try War
I’m just trying to be the me that I am and not all of this other crap. I just want to be the family man, and if somehow I can make the money to get my ranch and get the hell away from everybody else, that would be awesome.
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Family Hell Man Money Myself Try
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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Believe Difference Doctor Help Love Man Myself People Thinking
I’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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Life Myself Normal Ordinary Return Try
Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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Mom Problem Solution Violence Yourself
I did want to be the top sniper.
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Job Myself Professional
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.
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Death Experience Fight Mom Myself
It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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Death People Problem Talk Yourself

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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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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