Death can come for you anyplace, anytime. It's never welcome, but if you've done all you can do and it's your best... in a way, I guess, you're ready for him.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

23 seconds sound clip from the The Cowboys (1972) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:27:38 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Easy, Charlie, don't spook 'em.

- They're crowdin' me!

- Charlie!

- Sometimes, it's hard to understand the drift of things.

- This was a good boy. He'd have been a good man. Didn't get his chance.

- Death can come for you anyplace, anytime. It's never welcome, but if you've done all you can do and it's your best... in a way, I guess, you're ready for him.

- Go on back to camp. All of you.

- Go on, son.

(Digging grave)

- What's that?

- Little Big Horn.

[...]

The Cowboys (1972) Sound Clip

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The best quotes from The Cowboys (1972), as voted by the site's visitors, featuring short sound bites.

Actors: John Wayne (Wil Andersen), Roscoe Lee Browne (Jebediah Nightlinger), Bruce Dern (Asa Watts)

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