Chris Kyle Quotes

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

I don't know if I'm the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn't be.

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

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

It is our duty to serve those who serve us.

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.

There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.

I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.

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

I really don't care what people think of me.

If you see anyone from about sixteen to sixty-five and they’re male, shoot ’em. Kill every male you see.

I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.

I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer.

I did want to be the top sniper.

Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq.

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

But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.

I thought I should be stronger than was possible.

War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks.

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

Great way to fight a war - be prepared to defend yourself for winning.

None of my problems come from the people I've killed.

I am not a fan of politics.

I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.

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.

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.

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

Im not a redneck, Im from Texas.

I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.

The media cause more problems than they do good.

Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.

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

It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.

I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.

I'm just trying to get back to normal life.

When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.

Helping each other out, that's America.

I like war.

I'd put him in the spot where he got hit. It was my fault he got shot. A hundred kills? Two hundred? More? What did they mean if my brother was dead?

You're in a combat zone one day. You come home, and then you have to readjust, and it takes a few days. We just sit in the house, hang with the family and then things get better.

It was a tragic end to a heroic life.