The Cowboys (1972) Quotes with Sound Clips - page 2

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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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11 Well, forget the apples. Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let's go! We're burnin' daylight!

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

12 Above all, forgive me for the men I've killed in anger and for those I'm about to.

Jebediah Nightlinger (Roscoe Lee Browne)

13 Now this is the way it's gonna be. I'm a man and you're boys.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

14 You gotta figure you're dealin' with the dumbest orneriest critter on God's green earth.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

15 Innocence is wasted on me. I don't believe in it. What are you up to?

Jebediah Nightlinger (Roscoe Lee Browne)

16 A cow's nothin' but a lot of trouble tied up in a leather bag. A horse ain't much better.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

17 A fool comes to town with a fistful of gold dust and every jackass in 50 miles around lights out after him.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

18 And I'm gonna come to you with a knife freshly sharpened on a stone and I'm gonna cut you a grin down here on your neck. It's gonna run clear across to there.

— Asa Watts (Bruce Dern)

19 Are you black all over? -Except for the white o' my eyes. -Is your, you know, your... -It is. Black, too.

Jebediah Nightlinger (Roscoe Lee Browne)

20 Can't be that hungry. They're showin' off.

— Wil Andersen (John Wayne)

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