"Work is fine for killin' time, but it's a shaky way to make a living."

"A man does what he has to do - if he can't get out of it."

"You can be a gentleman and still not forget all you know about self-defense."

"A fox isn't sly; he just can't think any slower

"A coward dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies but one."

"If at first you don't succeed, try something else."

"The only time you quit when you're winning is after you've won it all."

"Man's the only animal you can skin more than once."

"Marriage is the only game of chance I know where both people lose."

"Faint heart never filled a flush."

"The only thing more important than money is more money."

"If you haven't got something nice to say about a man, it's time to change the subject."

"Never cry over spilled milk ... it could've been whiskey."

13 crucial life lessons Maverick learned from his Pappy