"I'm gonna tell you something, Flaca, and I want you to listen tight. May sound like I'm talkin' about me. But I'm not…"

"Travis, I've never been able to like you. But you are one of the very few men I would trust with the life of Texas."

"I hope they remember. I hope Texas remembers."

"The Mission That Became a Fortress, The Fortress That Became a Shrine"

"They stood firing until they could stand no longer...156 MEN AGAINST A RAGING ARMY OF 7000!"

"John Wayne - Col. Davy Crockett"

"Richard Widmark - Col. Jim Bowie"

"Laurence Harvey - Col. William Travis"

"Frankie Avalon - Smitty"

"Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk o…"