"O Lord, without consulting with Thee, we have sent thy way some souls whose evil ways passeth all understanding. We a…"

"I've got two things no one can ever take from me: This... [pointing to a picture of her husband] and my land in Arizona."

"It ain't quite what I expected. There ain't much glory in lookin' at a man with his guts hanging out."

"[as the camera pans over the Rocky Mountains] This land has a name today, and is marked on maps. But the names and th…"

"[about the Erie Canal ] About 150 years ago, an idea took shape in the mind of a man named DeWitt Clinton. And in the…"

"[about the Civil War] Evening of April 6, 1862. The guns that roared all day fell silent, around a little church call…"

"The west was won by its pioneers, settlers, adventurers is long gone now. Yet it is theirs forever, for they left tra…"

"[to Zeb Rawlings] Settled down for a year, once. Took ten years off my life!"

"One of these days I'm likely to pay you Rawlingses a little visit."

"[to Mike King] Take a good look. You wanted a war, mister, you got one. I hope you're the first man killed in it."