Quotes from Taya Kyle

Many of us who have cars have felt some form of extreme anger at other drivers because we feel they have put us in harm's way. We might even envision ramming their cars or cutting them off in return, but do we actually do it? No, because the overwhelming majority of us never want to take another human life.

Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.

We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.

Every single person suffers; every marriage has some major battles. Life pulls you in different directions. But if you try, and you're lucky, you can find your way back to each other.

I have been touched by extreme violence, and I have been robbed of the life I always wanted by someone who chose to do evil.

With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.

The generosity, to me it's less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him.

You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.

I've been taught in my life that you can have plans, but you can't count on them.

I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.

Common sense to one person might be something different to another.

I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.

A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.

The only way to defeat evil is by taking advantage of our freedoms.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and my heart is full. 'American Sniper' has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris's life.

I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.

My husband may have been in the military, but no one tells me which leader to follow.

I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.

I would like to have my gun for protection.

What I've noticed is not only in the military, but in the first responders community, that when you reach out your hand to help one of them, they almost always grab your hand with only one of theirs, because they're using their other hand to reach behind them and pull up somebody else with them.

You can forgive somebody and still believe they need a consequence.

I wasn't angry with God that I lost my husband. I was devastated; I was broken. I still am, in many ways. But I feel like God gives free will to everyone, and people who want to choose evil, they have that same free will.

From the days of Cain and Abel, we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn't take away our freedoms.

The body is the one thing you have to say goodbye to. You can hold on to your memories. You can hold on to the spirit. That's part of the package that you love and the part that comforts you.