William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

“My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.”

“Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.”

“The West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its magnificent picturesqueness, is fading away...”

“I could never resist the call of the trail.”

“It was my effort, with Wild West, to preserve in realistic form a series of pictures of the old West as it was.”

“The first scalp for Custer.”

“The show must go on.”

“The circle of our acquaintances is greater than the circus tent.”

“I found that I was a celebrity.”

“The Wild West is not a circus, it is a history lesson.”

“I stood between savagery and civilization.”

“Let them kill, skin and sell until the buffalo is exterminated, as it is the only way to bring lasting peace and allow civilization to advance.”

“My life has been one of adventure.”

“The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music to my ears.”

“There is no place in the world that is more picturesque and thrilling than the American West.”