I can't wait to get back to the ranch and go back to easy living. Marcus Luttrell More Quotes by Marcus Luttrell More Quotes From Marcus Luttrell The SEALs place a premium on brute strength, but there's an even bigger premium on speed. That's speed through the water, speed over the ground, and speed of thought. There's no prizes for gleaming a set of well-oiled muscles in Coronado. Bulk just makes you slow, especially in soft sand, and that's what we had to tackle every day of our lives, mile after mile. Marcus Luttrell sandspeedwater We all have our crosses to bear. We carry them heavily, out of love for our brothers in arms. But sometimes you have to let go of the idea that anyone down here is in control. Marcus Luttrell brotherletting-goideas You can't kill bad guys all day long because others will take their place. Marcus Luttrell bad-guysguylong Helpless, tortured, shot, blown up, my best buddies all dead, and all because we were afraid of the liberals back home, afraid to do what was necessary to save our own lives. Afraid of American civilian lawyers. I have only one piece of advice for what it's worth: If you don't want to get into a war where things go wrong, where the wrong people sometimes get killed, where innocent people sometimes have to die, then stay the hell out of it in the first place. Marcus Luttrell homewarpeople We know about bad guys, what they do, and often, who they are. The politicians have chosen to send us into battle, and that's our trade. We do what's necessary. And in my view, once those politicians have elected to send us out to do what 99.9 percent of the country would be terrified to undertake, they should get the hell out of the way and stay there. Marcus Luttrell guyviewscountry ...these are the problems of the modern U.S. combat soldier, the constant worry about overstepping the mark and an American media that delights in trying to knock us down. Which we have done nothing to deserve. Except, perhaps, love our country and everything it stands for. Marcus Luttrell perhaps-lovemediacountry We aren't heroes out there in the military. We're just Patriots. Marcus Luttrell patriotmilitaryhero we train for war and fight to win. Marcus Luttrell fightingwinningwar ..Washington, where the human rights of terrorists are often given high priority. And I am certain liberal politicians would defend their position to the death. Because everyone knows liberals have never been wrong about anything. You can ask them. Anytime. Marcus Luttrell prioritiespoliticianrights There's nothing heroic about suicide bombers. They're mostly just dumb, brainwashed kids, stoned out of their minds. Marcus Luttrell dumbsuicidekids And if the liberal media and political community cannot accept that sometimes the wrong people get killed in war, then I can only suggest they first grow up and then serve a short stint up in the Hindu Kush. Marcus Luttrell growing-upmediawar With 300 Marines you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely. Marcus Luttrell isismarineiraq I spend most of my time at the ranch with my family, and enjoy life - watch the sun come up, watch it go down, thank God for another day, and just be happy. Marcus Luttrell enjoy-lifethank-godwatches War's not black and white; it's gray. If you don't fight in the gray area, you're going to lose. Marcus Luttrell youblack-and-whiteblackwar These 'lone wolves,' people like to call them, you've got to look at them not like a lone wolf but an individual operator who's been convinced in their head, brainwashed, whatever, that this is the way to go. And they will carry out their assaults systematically throughout. Marcus Luttrell lookyoupeopleway Don't waste one second on anything. Watch the sun come up, and watch it go down. Marcus Luttrell anythingdowngosun It's got to be both houses and the people coming together in unanimous decision when you start messing with the Constitution. Marcus Luttrell youdecisiontogetherpeople Revenge is a powerful motivator. Marcus Luttrell motivatorpowerfulrevenge You have to realize, in real life, the gun battle lasted for over three hours, and the movie's only two hours long. My hat's off to all those stuntmen who laid it on the line and hurt themselves doing what they had to do to get that done because in real life, we all died, and the only reason I'm sitting here is because of modern medicine. Marcus Luttrell yougunlifelong I got my service dog when I was medically retired out of the military, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I wish every medically retired serviceman could have a service dog. He's amazing. He's my best bud. I go everywhere and anywhere with him. Marcus Luttrell bestmeservicedog
