Jesse James Quotes

Engineer What you aimin to do, pardner?

Jesse James I ain't aimin to do nuthin'. I'm doin it. I'm holdin up this train.

Engineer The whole train?

Frank James And don't forget to sue the railroad for everything you give us.

Taglines The world branded him ... an OUTLAW ... a KILLER ... a WOLF ... but to the simple folk who knew him he was a victim of injustice - and to the girl who loved him he was brave and a gentle lover!!

Major Rufus Cobb There ain't no question about it. Jesse was an outlaw, a bandit, a criminal. Even those that loved him ain't got no answer to that. But we ain't ashamed of him. I don't know why, but I don't think even America is ashamed of Jesse James. Maybe it's because he was bold and lawless, like we all of us like to be sometimes. Maybe it's because we understand a little that he wasn't altogether to blame for what his times made him. Maybe it's because for ten years he licked the tar out of five states. Or maybe it's because he was so good at what he was doing. I don't know. All I do know is he was one of the doggondest, goldangest, dagblamdest buckaroos that ever rode across these United States of America!

McCoy I'm Mr McCoy, President of the railroad.

Jesse James Oh yes, I know who you are, Mr McCoy.

Mc Coy I just want to welcome you, and tell you how glad I am to see you here, in jail.

Jesse James We don't want no trouble.

Minister Trouble? Why, son, you're as welcome as rain to the flowers. Do you realize, boy, that I had a farm giving nine hundred bushels of corn... until that railroad had taken it from me? Why, I'd given up preaching... and was making an honest living off of the land, until that dad-swinged railroad swindled me out of my own home. By golly, son, do you know I had a big house... two barns... three outhouses... until that gold-danged railroad hornswoggled me!

Major Rufus Cobb There's no use. She's dead. This is bad! Mighty bad! I'm sure sorry!

Barshee Well, I'm sorry too!

Major Rufus Cobb Oh, I wasn't talking about her. She's gone. It's you I'm sorry fer.

Bob Ford If you don't know what this is, folks, it's a hold-up! Stay in your seats, keep your hands in sight, and the gent who just threwed his pocketbook in the spittoon will kindly take it out and wipe it clean before we get to him.

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Jailer I don't know if you gents know it or not, but well, both these James boys does things.

McCoy What are you driving at?

Jailer I've known Frank James a long time, and when he says he aims to do somethin', he's liable to come purdy near doin it.

Zerelda If I could just think of some way to let you know how wrong you are.

Jesse James No use, honey. It's just like I always told you: I hate the railroads... and when I hate, I've gotta do somethin about it.

Major Rufus Cobb That's the stuff! People ain't hating nowadays like they used to. They gettin soft. I got to admit that I like a man that hauls off and hates good and hard. It's the lawyers - gol-dang it - it's the lawyers are messin up the whole world! Why ten years ago, here in Liberty, we didn't have no lawyers and we got along fine. Man killed somebody, then somebody killed him, and the marshal shot em all and that was the end of it. But, look at it today: right here in Liberty we got hundreds of lawyers, thousands of em, as far as the eye can see: nothing but lawyers!

Zerelda Uncle Rufe, there are only TWO lawyers in Liberty.

Major Rufus Cobb Huh? Two? Is that all? Then they run around too much. Gol-dang it, I'm gonna write me an editorial about that. Roy!

Roy Yes, sir?

Major Rufus Cobb Take an editorial on lawyers.

Roy Liars?

Major Rufus Cobb That'll do. We'll begin easy. Paragraph: If we are ever to have law and order in the West, the first thing we gotta do is take out all the lawyers and shoot em down like dogs.