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Quotes of Movie: "Maverick" [1957]

  • General Eakins:
    Did your Pappy have something funny to say about money?



    Bret:
    No, he spoke very highly of it.

  • Bret:
    I admit I'm not too good with a gun, but I like to think the next man is worse.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, work is fine for killin' time, but it's a shaky way to make a living.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, a man does what he has to do - if he can't get out of it.

  • Bret:
    Waco, I've never seen a man do so many things wrong. Have you ever been in a gulf hurricane?



    Waco Williams:
    Nope.



    Bret:
    Well, it's the big pine trees and the thick oak trees that get uprooted first. The palm trees are smart - they give with the wind.



    Waco Williams:
    That sounds like pretty good advice for trees.



    Bret:
    They live a long time.

  • Bret:
    My Pappy always said, "A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies but one." A thousand to one is pretty good odds.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, if at first you don't succeed, try something else.

  • Pappy Maverick:
    A man does what he has to do - if he can't get out of it.

  • Bret Maverick:
    Never cry over spilt milk. It could've been whiskey.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, "Son, stay clear of weddings because one of them is liable to be your own."

  • Pappy Maverick:
    Son, hard work never hurt anyone - who didn't do it.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, it would be a pitiful thing if you had to work for a living. Son, use your wits; the Good Lord didn't give you brains.

  • Bret Maverick:
    Jed, only one man in a hundred plays poker by the odds. Luck's only important when you sit down with men who play as tight as you do. When I find that out I quit. It's *gambling*.

  • Bret Maverick:
    Cole, as my old pappy always taught me, the only time you ever quit when you're winnin' is after you've won it all.

  • Bart Maverick:
    As my pappy used to say, "Son, the best time to get lucky is when the other man's dealin'."

  • Beauregard 'Pappy' Maverick:
    Son, as my old pappy used to say, if you're ever served a rare steak that is intended for someone else, don't bother with ethical details - eat as much as you can before the mistake is discovered.

  • Bret Maverick:
    As my old pappy used to say, a fox isn't sly; he just can't think any slower.

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