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.
BUFFALO BILLMy great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
More Buffalo Bill Quotes
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The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
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Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
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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.
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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.
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Springfield has always had a place in my heart.
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I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
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I could never resist the call of the trail.
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I found Spotted Tail’s lodge. He invited me to enter.
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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.
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My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
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I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
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With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.
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My debut upon the world’s stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.
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