I thought the tradition of the Old West was hospitality.
Any man I see out there, I’m gonna shoot him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I’m not only gonna kill him, but I’m gonna kill his wife, all his friends, and burn his damn house down.
Then he showed these men of will what will really was.
A naked American man stole my balloons!
Wanting people to listen, you can’t just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer.
Ooh … that’s going to leave a mark.
Get me a bromide - and put some gin in it.
There are limits. I mean, a man can put up with only so much without he descends a rung or two on the old evolutionary ladder, which is up your line. Now, I will hold your hand when it’s dark and you’re afraid of the boogeyman and I will tote your gin bottles out after midnight so no one can see… but I will not light your cigarette. And that, as they say, is that.
You gotta nut up or shut up.
What’s my name? FUCK YOU, that’s my name!
They call me MISTER Tibbs!
But men don’t follow titles. They follow courage.
Courage!
What makes a king out of a slave?
Courage!
What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage!
What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage!
What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?
Courage!
What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Courage!
What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the “ape” in apricot? What have they got that I ain’t got?
Courage!
You gotta have heart; all you really need is heart! When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win, that’s when your grin should start!
Kali Ma, Kali Ma, Kali Ma!
Mom, we talked about this. I can’t go to the lake-- the car’s wrecked!
The laws are medieval down here. Do you know what the minimum age for execution is in Alabama?
You’re not as smart as your brother, Joe. He sees Stumpy here sittin’ around the corner, locked in with you… and if that isn’t plain enough, I’ll tell you why: if any trouble starts around this jail, before anybody can get to you you’re gonna get accidentally shot.
I got fuckin’ shot! I got fuckin’ shot in the face!
Tell us what to do… tell us how to fix you.