But even before I was in the military, I was extremely jumpy when asleep. — Chris Kyle

I signed up to protect this country. I do not choose the wars. — Chris Kyle

There’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless. — Chris Kyle

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

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. — Chris Kyle

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. — Chris Kyle

The thing we all had in common wasn’t muscle; it was the will to do whatever it takes. — Chris Kyle

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. — Chris Kyle

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

I DON’T SPEND A LOT OF TIME PHILOSOPHIZING ABOUT KILLING people. I have a clear conscience about my role in the war. — Chris Kyle

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. — Chris Kyle

I’m just trying to get back to normal life. — Chris Kyle

Kyle still had a shot. A long shot, but, hey, sometimes the — Chris Grabenstein

I really don’t care what people think of me. — Chris Kyle

Marines–you beat them down and they come back for more. — Chris Kyle

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

There’s definitely still a lot of hurt from losing my guys or the fact that I got out and I felt like it wasn’t my time yet. — Chris Kyle

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. — Chris Kyle

I’d like to take a second to thank all our men and women in the armed forces that are here, and as far as you, texas, this is kind of where we started our career, way back in all the honky–tonks. — Chris Kyle

I didn’t go to a doctor. You go to a doctor and you get pulled out. I knew I could get by. — Chris Kyle

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

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. — Chris Kyle

Even before I heard the stories, I don’t think I was ever under illusions that war is pretty or nice. — Chris Kyle

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. — Chris Kyle

It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all. — Chris Kyle

Why a ball cap? Ninety percent of being cool is looking cool. And you look so much cooler wearing a ball cap. — Chris Kyle

No one ever goes to libraries. And they know ALL the good stuff. (Layla Miller) — Craig Kyle