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

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 measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research.

Some stories aren’t black and white…

A leash is a rope with a noose at both ends.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives.

The worst cliques are those which consist of one man.

In the nature of the case, an explorer can never know what he is exploring until it has been explored.

Only the saints would joke so about the gods, because it was either joke or scream, and they alone knew it was all the same to the gods.

...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.

Most people in this country, while they might not be happy about things, also are woefully ignorant about many things. Sometimes people can learn, but other times they have to be confronted.

I also play fiddle, banjo and mandolin.