Mister Quotes in Bite the Bullet (1975)

Mister: God, what ain't I tried. Pony express rider, Overland Stage driver, lawman, gambler, riverman, rancher, rodeo hand, barman, spittoon man... old man. Never much to remember. Of course, there ain't much to forget, either. Nobody's got much use for an old man. I can't blame 'em much. That's why I'm going to win this here newspaper race. When I cross the finish line, I get to be a big man. Top man. A man to remember.

Carbo: Hey, old man, thought sure you cashed it in.

Mister: Not 'til I'm back in Oklahoma.

Carbo: I'd rather be in Hell than Oklahoma!

Mister: Every man to his own country.

Mister: I've never saw a man who could hold his liquor like a bottle.

Mister: Ever prospected? Ever hit pay dirt? I've dug for gold, silver, lead, mercury. I've dug more holes than a whole regiment of gophers. I ain't never dug a decent day's wages yet.

Sam Clayton: No family?

Mister: Him

[indicates his horse]

Mister: . Oh, you know saddle tramps. They sign on, drive the beef a thousand miles, make your mark, draw your pay and move on to the next ranch. Another roundup and another drive. Hired... fired... and move on.

Sam Clayton: Well, it's never bothered me none.

Mister: No, me neither when I was thirty years lighter.

[Matthews ignores Carbo's challenge for a gunfight]

Mister: You done right. A boy lookin' for a reputation is the most dangerous thing alive.

Norfolk: It certainly wasn't worth dyin' for.

Miss Jones: What is?

[when the enraged Carbo starts after Matthews when the older man's back is turned, Mister intervenes with a drawn pistol]

Mister: My eyes ain't as good as his'n. I might miss and then you'd be dead and I'd be out of the race... for abusin' a dumb animal. Bad for you... worse for me.

Mister: You wanna live boy, you listen to me. You scream, I'll break your neck. They're dead! There's nothing to be done about it but kill that thing. Can you shoot? You shoot me I'll fuckin' kill you!

Sister: It's sister Agatha. I thought she was dead.

Mister: She is.

Sister: What are you going to do?

Mister: Kill that thing.

Sister: Go with God.

Mister: Lock the door.

Mister: Live free or die tryin'.

Mister: I'll be back for you.

Pete: Promise?

Mister: I promise.