Buffalo Bill Quotes

A collection of quotes by Buffalo Bill.

Buffalo Bill, born William Frederick Cody in 1846, was an American frontiersman, soldier, and showman. He gained fame for his role as a buffalo hunter, supplying meat to construction crews on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. In 1883, he founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, a traveling exhibition that showcased staged reenactments of cowboy life and Native American battles. The show toured across the United States and Europe, making him an international celebrity. Cody's larger-than-life persona became synonymous with the American West, captivating audiences with his thrilling performances and contributing to the mythos of the Wild West.

Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted fr

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

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

Dad

My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at

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

Home

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his deat

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.

Death

My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She kne

My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than six months at the utmost.

Government

Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophe

Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.

Future

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have pers

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at various times killed.

Knowledge

With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when th

With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.

Home

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.

Home

The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was p

The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts.

Learning

My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the

My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.

Home

So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast

So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of questions on the way, and I found that he knew my father well, and remembered his tragic death in Salt Creek Valley.

Death

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the govern

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.

Government