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

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.

None of us deserve God's forgiveness. The Bible says to forgive because God forgave us. It doesn't say anything about deserving it or even asking for it.

God is beautiful. His beauty demands a response that is shaped that beauty, and that is art.

You know, I just do whatever feels right to me! And so that's what you're gonna get!

The use of force is always an answer to problems. Force isn't an attractive answer, though.

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

When you have cleared all of your clutter, you can be of greater service to those around you.

The landscape you grow up in speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does.

Some things are too important to be taken seriously.

I think I've been fortunate over the years to be at a point in my career where I really get to choose the partnerships that I really want to take on and they're a perfect fit.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.