Mrs. Kate Collingwood Quotes in The Cowboys (1972)

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: Where's your head man?

Cimarron: That's Mr. Andersen, he's over at Ft. Smith.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: Alright, then. What's your name?

Cimarron: They call me Cimarron.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: I'm Kate, to my friends. Ha-ha. And who's the one with the pretty pink blush?

Cimarron: This here's Homer.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: Hello, Homer.

Homer Weems - Cowboy: Ma'am.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: How many men you got in your outfit, Cimarron?

Cimarron: Well, if you're going by age, we got, eh, two that's 15.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: My, god.

[Kate's troop of ladies giggle]

Cimarron: If you're going by what we can do, there's 11 of us!

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: No offense. In this kind of country, a poor helpless woman likes to know if there are any men around. I mean, men who can take care of us, as we, go along our way.

Cimarron: Well, we're gettin' paid a man's wages.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: And you look man enough to earn them, too, Cimarron.

Jebediah Nightlinger: My name is Nightlinger, and I'm in charge of these boys.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: My name is Mrs. Collingwood, and I'm, uh... in charge of these girls.

Jebediah Nightlinger: I just heard from a highly exited youngster that there were some soiled doves winging through here.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: [laughing] Well... what do you want from me?

Jebediah Nightlinger: Madam, you know young boys... they dream of golden skin and unbound hair. Even if I could lock them up they would find a way of getting here.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: There is very little I could do about that.

Jebediah Nightlinger: I'm sure you would handle everything most tastefully. It's a question of, uh... waiting for a more appropriate time in their lives. Perhaps it would be wiser to wait until next year... or even the year after.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: With any luck, I'll be retired by then. Well... the first time should be in the back of a buggy with a... girl that they think they're in love with. Alright... we'll move on.

Jebediah Nightlinger: You are a charming and sensible lady.

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: What about you?

Jebediah Nightlinger: Well, I have the inclination... the maturity... and the wherewithal... but unfortunately, I don't have the time.

[Both laugh]

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: The first time should be in the back of a buggy with a girl that they think they're in love with.

Phoebe: Did you want me for anything, Mrs. Collingwood?

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: That's Phoebe. You're, eh, putting too much merchandise on display, Phoebe. You better cover some of that up before you come down with pneumonia.

Phoebe: Isn't this a sweet lookin' boy.

[Walks towards Homer on his horse]

Phoebe: Wouldn't you like to come inside, honey? You'd be surprised how nice we got everything fixed up.

[Homer, scared, rides off on his horse]

Mrs. Kate Collingwood: Well, I think that Homer just saved himself a dollar.