Memorable Quotes from Richard Bradford
3 quotesConfrontation Over Responsibility and Accountability
Pyatt
What do you want? You got no business with me. You're the one to blame! You're the one thinking you're so damn hot!
[Billie Jean grabs a poster of herself]
Billie Jean
Who paid?
Pyatt
What?
Billie Jean
Who paid Mr. Pyatt? Was it you?
[tears up the poster]
Pyatt
You still want the money? Is that what you came here for? Well, why didn't you say so? Why didn't you say so? I got the money right over here.
[Goes to his register to collect the $608.]
Billie Jean
You're giving me the money? Now?!
Pyatt
Look, it's a real shame what happened. It just got out of hand, that's all.
Billie Jean
Who paid for the scooter?
Pyatt
What difference does it make? The whole thing was an accident.
Billie Jean
WHO PAID?!
Mauldaur
I did.
Billie Jean
For your boy?
[Lloyd appears]
Pyatt
Look, uh, no need to count this. Come on. Little more, little less, just take this for your trouble.
[Puts the money in Billie Jean's hand.]
Billie Jean
You pig! You don't even know what a pig you are! For my trouble! Or to keep my mouth shut or maybe for a few minutes in your room upstairs! How much is that worth to you Mr. Pyatt?! Tell us! Everyone's listening.
[Hubie appears in the crowd]
Pyatt
Nobody forced you up there! You knew damn well what you were doing.
Billie Jean
What about our lessons? "Pay as you go. Earn as you learn." What were you going to teach me Mr. Pyatt?
Pyatt
You lying piece of trash!
Billie Jean
You said I was going to love it. Love being touched by a man like you.
Pyatt
I'm sick and tired of your MOUTH, you little slut! IT'S OVER! NOW WE'RE FINISHED!! IT'S OVER!!
[pushes Billie Jean away.]
Billie Jean
You're right, it's over with. I can learn to live with it. But I can't take all this. Here's your change! You can keep your money! Go buy somebody else!
[knees Pyatt in the groin causing him to fall over and knock over a torch which begins to set his merchandise on fire.; Throws the money back at Pyatt as Hubie walks away from the crowd.]
Pyatt
Dammit! Holy christ! Hubie! Hubie!! Where are you boy, I need your help!! Wanna get some water?! Are you happy? ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW?! Hey get some water here! What are you standing here for?! Let's get some water on this before the whole place goes up! Just get me some help! Call the fire department! What are you standing here for?! What are you looking at?! Let's get some help here!
[to Billie Jean]
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Changing Times and Challenges in Ranching
David Braxton
The first time I saw this country, it had buffalo grass and bluejoint up to the stirrups. By the second year, we had eight thousand Texas half-bred cattle and over three thousand five hundred volumes of English literature in my library.
Pete Marker
Hell, we just cut out the unbranded stock and divided up even among outfits. There was no arguin over mavericks like today.
Sandy
You got it good today.
David Braxton
Two percent annual loss then, now it's seven from rustling alone, not to mention winterkill, calving loss, miring down in the spring.
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Truth and Hubie’s Incompatibility
Pyatt
Hubie and the truth have a way of not gettin along with each other.
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