Devereaux Burke Quotes in Lone Star (1952)

Devereaux Burke: Put it this way - I've always had a wandering foot. This is the first time I've ever wanted a woman.

Minniver Bryan: [Taking him literally] What?

Devereaux Burke: Hear me out. This is the first time I've ever wanted a woman to be my wife.

Devereaux Burke: Texas is a lot bigger than most all the states of the union, and grows beautiful women too.

Devereaux Burke: [to Martha] You're a strange woman but still a lot of woman.

Devereaux Burke: [Looking at Martha] I call her a lot of woman.

Thomas Craden: She's all that!

Devereaux Burke: [to Jackson] If I'm going to risk my neck again, I want to come out of it this time with something more than glory.

Bud Yoakum: Sir, I thought you said a smart man knows when to quit.

Devereaux Burke: Who says I'm smart?