Any time you find a decent piece of land, sure as sunup, someone out there’s gonna try and take it from you.
There’s a lot to be said for wild country, country that’s not in love with keeping track of where a man is every second of every day.
I was taught at a very early age that you have to roll with the punches.
You wanna raise your kids in peace? You figure out a way to change human nature.[to Pete]
When you were at war and the enemy fell, you just moved on and let the body go the way of nature.
There’s nothing to be done about past mistakes. We need to fix what’s in front of us.
The world’s a dangerous place, honey. Your daddy and I tried to protect you from that, but now that you’ve seen it, you’ve got a choice. You can either curl up in a little ball or make yourself stronger.[to Jeannie]
Survivors write the history that suits them.
Spread enough cash around, you can unearth the Lost Ark of the Covenant.
My name is McCullough. And here’s my plan. Nobody’s gonna take anything from me. Nobody’s gonna hold my face in the dirt. I’m not your savage to tame.
My boys want me to sell off part of the ranch, but I got a bad feeling about that. Once you slice one little piece off, then it’s another piece and another piece until there’s nothing left.
It’s not about taking a man’s life. It’s about conquering his spirit.
