Chris Kyle quotes

Chris Kyle was an American Navy SEAL sniper, renowned for being one of the most lethal snipers in U.S. military history. His service in the Iraq War and bestselling memoir "American Sniper" brought significant public attention. He became a symbol of military valor and the complexities of modern warfare. Here are 22 of his quotes:

It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. (Chris Kyle)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats. View quote
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian. View quote
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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. View quote
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I really don't care what people think of me. View quote
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks. (Chris Kyle)
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. View quote
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The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present. View quote
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The media cause more problems than they do good. View quote
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It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all. View quote
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I am not a fan of politics. View quote
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I'm just trying to get back to normal life. View quote
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I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer. View quote
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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. View quote
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Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq. That's why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy 'savages.' There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there. View quote
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Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I've done. I find it strange, but I also feel it's my life and my story, and I guess I better be the one to get it on paper the way it actually happened. (Chris Kyle)
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. View quote
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Occupation: American Soldier
Born: April 8, 1974
Died: February 2, 2013
Quotes count: 22

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