The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due.
BUFFALO BILLYou who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one’s friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
More Buffalo Bill Quotes
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Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt.
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Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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Springfield has always had a place in my heart.
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I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
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Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road.
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The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
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Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
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My debut upon the world’s stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.
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I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.
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Washington newspaper men know everything.
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It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.
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Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider’s route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles – a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
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You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one’s friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
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I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
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