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181 " Of course, it took a while to learn all this. Anytime I messed up, my boss would let me know. Right away he’d cuss me out, tell me I was a worthless piece of shit. But I never got pissed at David. In my mind, I thought, I’m better than that and I’ll show you. As it happens, that’s exactly the kind of attitude you need to become a SEAL. "
― Chris Kyle , American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
182 " 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. "
183 " My shots saved several Americans, whose lives were clearly worth more than that woman’s twisted soul. "
184 " I’m going to get attacked any second.” Naturally, I had trouble getting to sleep. I kept thinking the instructors were going to burst in and start whipping my ass. I was excited, and a little worried at the same time. "
185 " 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. In a lot of ways my father was my best friend growing up, but he was able at the same time to combine that with a good dose of fatherly discipline. "
186 " 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. "
187 " Ahora, finalmente él había regresado, y todas mis emociones explotaron en mi interior, una mezcla de felicidad y enojo. "
188 " Biggles the Desert Hippo. "
189 " Get it.” I, of course, had to stay in my push-up "
190 " AT ANOTHER LOCATION, WE FOUND BARRELS OF CHEMICAL material that was intended for use as biochemical weapons. Everyone talks about there being no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they seem to be referring to completed nuclear bombs, not the many deadly chemical weapons or precursors that Saddam had stockpiled. Maybe the reason is that the writing on the barrels showed that the chemicals came from France and Germany, our supposed Western allies. The thing I always wonder about is how much Saddam was able to hide before we actually invaded. We’d given so much warning before we came in, that he surely had time to move and bury tons of material. Where it went, where it will turn up, what it will poison—I think those are pretty good questions that have never been answered. "
191 " Saddam had buried a bunch of his fighters in the desert. He had them covered with plastic and then tried to hide them. Probably he figured we’d come through like we did in Desert Storm, hit quick and then leave. He was wrong about that. "
192 " se necesita algo más que dureza personal para ser buenos líderes. "
193 " Of course, it took a while to learn all this. Anytime I messed up, my boss would let me know. Right away he’d cuss me out, tell me I was a worthless piece of shit. But I never got pissed at David. In my mind, I thought, I’m better than that and I’ll show you. As it happens, that’s exactly the "
194 " But that’s politics for you: a bunch of game-players sitting around congratulating each other in safety while real lives are getting screwed up. E "
195 " Obviously, I can’t write about most of that; what I saw of the overall battle was like looking at an enormous landscape painting through a tiny straw. W "
196 " shifted our fire higher, moving "
197 " Then there were the groups organized primarily around religious beliefs. These identified themselves as mujahedeen, which basically means “people on jihad”—or murderers in the name of God. They were dedicated to killing Americans and Muslims who didn’t believe in the brand of Islam that they believed in. "
198 " ningún SEAL ha admitido nunca sentir dolor desde el comienzo de la creación, "
199 " If he thought investing his time could help a person, he did it. That to me is what a hero is all about. To me, that’s as big a hero as you can be. "
200 " I don't shoot people with Korans. I'd like to, but I don't "