Lt. Col. Kirby York:
[Jeff holds his salute] What are you waiting for?
Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke: Trooper Yorke expects his salute to be retuned, sir. Army regulations.
[Quincannon laughs]
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Quincannon!
[Col. Yorke rises, salutes]
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke: Trooper Yorke expects his salute to be retuned, sir. Army regulations.
[Quincannon laughs]
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Quincannon!
[Col. Yorke rises, salutes]
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby York:
Any liquor in this village?
Trooper Travis Tyree: Mucho tequila. They were slugging it down copious like when I left.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Drums? Singing?
Trooper Travis Tyree: Yes, sir.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Vengeance dance. They'll dance until dawn.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Trooper Travis Tyree: Mucho tequila. They were slugging it down copious like when I left.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Drums? Singing?
Trooper Travis Tyree: Yes, sir.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Vengeance dance. They'll dance until dawn.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby York:
At Chapultopec, my father, your grandfather, shot for cowardice the son of a United States senator
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby York:
But he must learn that a man's word to anything, even his own destruction, is his honor.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby York:
But put out of your mind any romantic ideas that it's a way of glory. It's a life of suffering and hardship, an uncompromising devotion to your oath and your duty.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby York:
You said it, soldier, that's enough for me!
Mrs. Kathleen York: Ramrod, wreckage and ruin, still the same Kirby York.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Special privileges to special born, still the same Kathleen.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Mrs. Kathleen York: Ramrod, wreckage and ruin, still the same Kirby York.
Lt. Col. Kirby York: Special privileges to special born, still the same Kathleen.
--John Wayne (as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke) in Rio Grande
Lynn Hollister:
[after purposely dropping papers] My hands feel like a flock of bananas!
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister:
[to Sabra] Compared to you a goldfish is a hermit.
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister:
That election was about as honest as a $3 bill.
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister:
Who's this Cameron?
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron: Who wrote the Bible?
Lynn Hollister: Well, there's been conflicting reports.
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron: Who wrote the Bible?
Lynn Hollister: Well, there's been conflicting reports.
--John Wayne (as ) in A Man Betrayed
