The Ballad of Josie (1967)

Doris Day: Josie Minick

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Quotes 

• Jason Meredith : If I had thought about it, we would have stopped to eat north of the deadline.

  Josie Minick : The what?

  Jason Meredith : The deadline. We passed it about ten minutes back. Sheep to the south, cattle to the north.

  Josie Minick : I don't know anything about a deadline.

  Jason Meredith : Well, there's nothing complicated about it. You see, the cowmen opened up this territory and then the sheepmen tried to move in. Well, we had quite a debate. We burned a lot of powder and a lot of lead and we buried a few. And then finally we drew a line across the southeast section of the state. And the sheep stay on one side and the cattle on the other.

• Klugg : We never could figure out if they was kinfolk come to join the fight or just strangers passin' through.

  Josie Minick : Well, that was awful!

  Klugg : Yes, ma'am, it surely was, them being dead thataway. We never could figure out who'd have to bury 'em.

• Josie Minick : What happened?

  Klugg : Boss man and cow feller had a fracas.

  [Klugg points toward the ruins of Josie's barn] 

  Klugg : Barn went thataway.

  Josie Minick : Where's Jace?

  Klugg : Stove up considerable. We carried him in yonder.

• Josie Minick : Speed won't matter. I'm counting on surprise.

  Simpson, General Store Owner : Oh, they'll be expecting it. You put a woman in pants, the rest is bound to follow.

• Josie Minick : Got a piece of advice for you, Columbine. You don't want to get too independent. Sounds good, but too much is miserable.

• Josie Minick : Men and women all over the territory are fighting because of me. And do you know where they're fighting?

  Jason Meredith : Where?

  Josie Minick : In their bedrooms.