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Quotes About Cowboys
- "Cowboys and men are two totally different breeds." – Cowboy Proverb
- “Some cowboys have too much tumbleweed in their blood to settle down.” – Ken Alstad
- “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.” – Arthur Baer
- "Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction." – Unknown
- “A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.” – William James
- “Cowboys don’t take baths, they just dust off.” – Tornado
- "It doesn’t matter if a cowboy lives in the mountains or in the flats, as long as it’s warm and there is a place to lay his hat." – Cowboy poetry
- “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” – Winston Churchill
- "The horse is a mirror to your soul. And sometimes you might not like what you see in the mirror." – Horse trainer Buck Brannaman
- “Find her, protect her, spoil her, dance with her and never stop loving her or someone else will.” – The Cowboy Way
- "If you climb in the saddle, be ready for the ride." – Unknown
- "A cowboy is a person who would rather throw a bull than eat beans with his knife." – Charles Dorian
- "You may have a cowboy hat, spurs, chaps, and a horse but you’re not a cowboy till you can ride like one." – Unknown
- "The cowboy has been called America’s folk hero." – Charles W. Harris
- “There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse.” – Rolf Kopfle
- "When a cowboy’s too old to set a bad example, he hands out good advice." – Unknown
- "Makin’ it in life is kinda like bustin’ broncs: you’re gonna get thrown a lot. The simple secret is to keep gettin’ back on." – Unknown
- "I've often said there is nothing better for a man's inside than the outside of the horse." – Ronald Reagan
- “A cowboy never says goodbye, it’s not in his nature.” – Kurt Philip Behm
- “You all can go to Hell. I am going to Texas.” – One-time Tennessee Congressman Davy Crockett
Quotes From Cowboys
- “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway!” – John Wayne
- "True cowboys are the ones who aren’t afraid to get dirty." – Iconic late American bull rider Lane Frost
- “It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” – Robert Duvall as Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
- “I’m not afraid to die like a man fighting, but I would not like to be killed like a dog unarmed.” – Billy the Kid, in an 1879 letter to New Mexico Territory Governor Lewis Wallace
- “You see, in this world, there’s two kinds of people, my friend – those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.” – Clint Eastwood
- “I don’t care about going down in history as a great bull rider or bronc rider. I hope people will remember me as a great cowboy.” – Ty Murray
- “Always drink upstream from the herd.” – Will Rogers
- "A man isn't born a cowboy, he becomes one." – Unknown
- “There’s nothin’ in life that’s worth doin’, if it cain’t be done from a horse.” ~ Red Steagall
- “Rodeo, like poetry, can get into your hemoglobin, into the deep helices of DNA, and once there it becomes your metaphorical makeup for life.” – cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski
Cowboy Sayings
- "Cowboy is a breed tougher than nails and strong as steel."
- "As welcome as a rattlesnake at a square dance."
- "By hook or by crook." (by any means necessary)
- "It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge."
- "He’s all hat and no cattle." (all talk, no action)
- "Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse."
- "There never was a horse that couldn’t be rode; never was a cowboy who couldn’t be throwed."
- "Don't squat with your spurs on."
- "Never drink unless you’re alone or with somebody."
- "That dog won't hunt." (That isn't going to work)
Western Quotes
- "May your belly never grumble, may your heart never ache, may your horse never stumble, may your cinch never break." –The Cowboy Blessing
- “Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let’s go! We’re burnin’ daylight!”
- "There is no better place to cure a broken heart than on the back of a horse." – Missy Lyons
- "Just 'cause trouble comes visiting doesn't mean you have to offer it a place to sit down."
- "A good fence should be pig-tight, horse-high, and bull-strong." – Old farmers' advice
- "Tumbleweeds are best left to themselves."
- "Big mouth don't make a big man." – Will Anderson, The Cowboys
- “Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.” – John Wayne
- "Go after life as if it’s something that’s got to be roped in a hurry before it gets away."
- “The best sermons are lived, not preached.”