Top 28 Chris Kyle Quotes (AMERICAN SNIPER)

Top 10 Most Famous Chris Kyle Quotes (BEST)

“People tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.”
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. — 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.

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

“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.”
Chris Kyle

It is our duty to serve those who serve us. — It is our **duty** to serve those who serve us.

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

Marines — you beat them down and they come back for more. — **Marines** — you beat them down and they come back for more.

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

The thing that haunts me the most are all the guys I couldn't save. — The thing that haunts me the most are all the guys I couldn’t save.

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.

8 Chris Kyle Quotes on War

“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.”
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. — 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.

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.

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

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

People ask me all the time, “How many people have you killed?” My standard response is, “Does the answer make me less, or more, of a man?" — People ask me all the time, “How many people have you killed?” My standard response is, “Does the answer make me less, or more, of a man?”

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

I risked my life for my buddies, to protect my friends and fellow countrymen. I went to war for my country, not Iraq.

10 Inspirational Chris Kyle Quotes About Life

“I don’t care how much money you get,” my dad used to tell me. “It’s not worth it if you’re not happy.” That’s the most valuable piece of advice he ever gave me: Do what you want in life. To this day I’ve tried to follow that philosophy.”
Chris Kyle

Getting through BUDS and being a SEAL is more about mental toughness than anything else. Being stubborn and refusing to give in is the key to success. — Getting through BUD/S and being a SEAL is more about mental toughness than anything else. Being stubborn and refusing to give in is the key to **success**.

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. — 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.

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

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

What wounded veterans 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. — What wounded veterans 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.

I thought I should be stronger than was possible.

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

“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