Last Updated on March 3, 2024
Yeehaw! It’s time to rekindle the spirit of Texas. Classical cowboy hats, the rodeo groove, and horses as wild as the wind – it’s all about the ranchero vibe and we love it all!
The cowboy lifestyle is surreal. I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching movies about cowboys and couldn’t resist shouting ‘Howdy, partner!’ to everyone I greeted.
For some, cowboys are a raunchy and wild clan of people who ride with tight lassos in the grip of their palm.
But the truth is that these people have found solace in tending to their beautiful horses. They like to run solo while strong gushes of wind stroke their faces. Cowboys take pride in living a lifestyle that goes by the terms ‘young, wild, and free’.
So what do you say, lassi? Shall we dive into some high-spirited cowboy quotes?
- Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne
- “The cowboys have a way of trussing up a steer or a pugnacious bronco which fixes the brute so that it can neither move nor think.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.” – William James
- “If you haven’t fallen off a horse, then you haven’t been ridin’ long enough.” – John Wayne
- “In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” – Helen Thompson
- “Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.” – Cowboy Proverb
- “The only good reason to ride a bull is to meet a nurse.”
- “The cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage.” – Gene Autry
- “I ain’t afraid to love a man. I ain’t afraid to shoot him either.” – Annie Oakley
- “A horse is poetry in motion.”
- “May your belly never grumble, your heart never ache, and your horse never stumble.” – Cowboy Proverb
- “Behind every successful rancher is a wife who works in town.” – Cowboy Proverb
- “Rodeo is not just a sport, it’s a way of life.”
- There’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man.” – Winston Churchill
- “Cowboys are what cowboys do.”
- “The cowboy is a man who knows what to do with his hands and his heart.”
- “Cowboy is a term used by men who couldn’t rope, ride, or shoot straight.” – John Wayne
- Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” – Will Rogers
- The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.” – Richard M. DeVos
- “A cowboy always has a rope and a gun. It’s part of his religion.” – Cowboy Proverb
- “A cowboy is a man who has to do everything himself, and when he doesn’t, he doesn’t complain.”
- “The cowboy is a symbol of the spirit of America.” – John F. Kennedy
- “I know cowboys. They’re hardworking, honest people who care about their families and their neighbors.” – Harry Reid
- “A cowboy is a man who’s good with a rope and better with a gun.” – John Wayne
- “The cowboy is a man who stands for what he believes in, and he believes in what he stands for.”
- “A good horseman doesn’t have to tell anyone; the horse already knows.”
- “Cowboy logic: if you can’t fix it, you’ve got to stand it.”
- “Cowboys are the salt of the earth.”
- “The cowboys of the world are the most fascinating people.” – Hugh Hefner
- “The cowboy spirit is not only in the West, it’s in the hearts of people all over the world.”
- “A true cowboy is one who says it was nothing when it was everything and that believes that be did better than first but worse than last.”
- “A cowboy is a man who will stand up for what’s right even if no one else will.”
- “A cowboy is a man who will carry you home when no one else will.”
- “A cowboy is a man who’s not afraid to get up in the morning and go to work.”
- A cowboy’s life is one of sacrifice and hard work, but it’s also one of beauty and freedom.
- “A cowgirl knows how to take care of herself, but she doesn’t mind a little help from a cowboy.”
- “A good cowboy knows how to take care of his horse, and his horse knows how to take care of him.”
- “A man becomes a cowboy the moment he takes responsibility for his own life and the lives of those around him.”
- “A real cowboy never takes off his boots.”
- “All a cowboy needs is his hat, his horse, and his boots.”
- “All cowboys ain’t dumb. Some of ’em got a lot of learnin’, too. Some of ’em got a little bit of sense.” – John Wayne
- “All cowboys are dreamers.”
- “All cowboys are gentlemen at heart.”
- “All cowboys are stubborn. That’s what makes them cowboys.”
- “Any man can be a cowboy, but it takes a special kind of man to be a great cowboy.”
- “Cowboys are a rare breed, but they are the ones who keep the world turning.”
- “Cowboys are just like other men, only more so.”
- “Cowboys are not born, they are made.”
- “Cowboys are the original DIYers.”
- “Cowboys don’t cry, they just dust off their boots and get back in the saddle.”
- “Cowboys don’t take baths, they just dust themselves off.”
- “Cowboys never quit, they just take a break and get back to work.”
- “Cowboys never say die, they just keep on riding.”
- “Cowboys take pride in what they do, and they do it well.”
- “Every cowboy I know is a little bit crazy, but they’re the best kind of crazy.”
- “Every cowboy needs a good horse, a good hat, and a good pair of boots.”
- “If you’re going to ride, ride cowboy.”
- “In the end, all a cowboy really needs is his horse, his hat, and his heart.”
- “It ain’t the years, it’s the miles.”
- “It doesn’t matter how tall you are, it matters how good you can ride.”
- It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
- “Life is tough, but cowboys are tougher.”