The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them.

My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.

Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.

I could never resist the call of the trail.

The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.

The Indians said the bones were those of a race of people ... three times the size of a man.

But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.

As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.

I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed.

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.

The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.

I can't remember any dreams in my life. There's so much strange in real life that it often seems like a dream.

I guess I've always been a groupie. My first date was a bull rider called Tommy Lee Bryant. We'd go to the rodeo every Saturday and Sunday. The bull riders were the cool guys.

History, writing, infect after a time a man's sense of himself.

The eyes have a property in things and territories not named in any title-deeds, and are the owners of our choicest possessions.

One can make a joke, but one can't be one.

I am someone who's been in politics for 43 years and I know what I'm doing and what I should do. Have no doubt that I know how to tell the truth and to do so elegantly.

I would rather do really good French films than 'American Pie.'

Focus. Focus. Focus...on your burning priorities. Say no to everything else. Life's short. You only get one shot at great.

There is also a schedule to fashion - the deadline is always set. So maybe the fashion business is a good business for me in that way because I'm basically lazy, man.