Charles Marion Russell quotes

“The West is dead... you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

Source : Charles Marion Russell (1966). “Good medicine: the illustrated letters of Charles M. Russell”

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“A pioneer destroys things and calls it civilization.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“I don't know the difference between a warm color and a cool one.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“Talent is like a birthmark - it's a gift and no credit nor fault to those who wear them.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“Spending that many hours in the saddle gave a man plenty of time to think. That's why so many cowboys fancied themselves Philosophers.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“The cowboy doesn't need an iron horse, but covers his country on one that eats grass and wears hair.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“You can see what man made from the seat of an automobile, but the best way to see what God made is from the back of a horse.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“A pioneer is a man who turned all the grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left, poisoned the water, cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called it progress.”
-- Charles Marion Russell

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“Warning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.”

“The moment that any life, however good, stifles you, you may be sure it isn't your real life.”

“A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana.”

“You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.”

“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”

“It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. July 3, 2016.

“There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.”

“The Judas of the West has closed the contract and will receive the thirty pieces of silver. . . . Was there ever witnessed such a bare faced corruption in any country before?”

“In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself.”

“What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?”