Jim Bowie: 7 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Movie quotes spoken by Jim Bowie, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

1 They ain't afraid to die. What seems most important to me is that they ain't afraid to live.

Richard Widmark in The Alamo (1960)

2 I hate to say anything good about that long-winded jackanapes, but he does know the short way to start a war.

Richard Widmark in The Alamo (1960)

3 All right, we'll have a drink or two or ten, but you ain't gonna get me drunk and change my mind! -Of course not.

Richard Widmark in The Alamo (1960)

4 Travis, you can't help bein' you and I can't help bein' me.

Richard Widmark in The Alamo (1960)

5 There's one thing for sure. He's a bearcat for nerve. -I'm grateful for that. I'd hate to look at a coward over a duellin' pistol.

6 Well, I hope you told that long-winded idiot what you think of him. -Well, I'm not rightly sure what I think of him.

7 Now all we can do is wait. -That's the hardest part. -It sure is.