Paul: A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.


--William Holden (as Paul Verrall) in Born Yesterday

Peter Muncie: Gosh almighty. I'm quittin' the Army to settle down with you and the first thing you do is send me off for a honeymoon with 500 cows.


--William Holden (as Peter Muncie) in Arizona

Peter Muncie: I figure it sounds crazy to most people... going to California just to see it. But there's a gallivanted bug in my blood and that's the way I am.


--William Holden (as Peter Muncie) in Arizona

Pike Bishop: [after getting shot in the back by a whore] Bitch!
[Shoots whore]


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: [talking about the railroad] There was a man named Harrigan. Used to have a way of doin' things. I made him change his ways. A hell of a lot of people, Dutch, just can't stand to be wrong.
Dutch Engstrom: Pride.
Pike Bishop: And they can't forget it... that pride... being wrong. Or learn by it
Dutch Engstrom: How 'bout us, Pike? You reckon we learned - bein' wrong, today?
Pike Bishop: I sure hope to God we did.


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: [the Gorches are protesting the dividing up of the loot] Sharin' up will be the same as always.
Lyle Gorch: Well, me and Tector don't think that he
[points at Angel]
Lyle Gorch: oughtta get the same amount. He's just startin' out and this is mine and Tector's openin' for a new territory!
Tector Gorch: That's right, and I figure a share to that old goat
[points at Sykes]
Tector Gorch: for watchin' them horses is damn sure a share too much!
Lyle Gorch: So, we decided; it ain't fair.
Pike Bishop: If you two boys don't like equal shares, why in the hell don't you just take *all* of it?
[pauses]
Pike Bishop: Well, why don't you *answer* me, you damn yellow-livered trash?
Lyle Gorch: [realizing the rest are backing Pike] Now, Pike, you know damn well...
Pike Bishop: [angered] I don't know a damn thing, except I either *lead* this bunch, or end it *right now*!


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: If they move, kill 'em!


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: Let's go.


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: We're not gonna get rid of anybody! We're gonna stick together, just like it used to be! When you side with a man, you stay with him! And if you can't do that, you're like some animal, you're finished! *We're* finished! All of us!


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch

Pike Bishop: You know what we are then?
Don Jose: Si, the both of you!
Pike Bishop: [laughing] And you!


--William Holden (as Pike Bishop) in The Wild Bunch