- Neal Harris: Questions seem to bother you a lot, Mr. Wayne.
- Capt. George Wayne: Only the man who asks them.
- Neal Harris: Well, that's too bad because my livelihood happens to depend on questions.
- Capt. George Wayne: Then I suggest you go back East and ask them. Out here, questions can get you killed.
- James Gordon Bennett: I wish you could write as well as you dress.
- Neal Harris: Oh. Well, it all depends on the incentive, sir. Tonight, the incentive is much prettier than the people I interview.
- President James Polk: I trust you had a quiet passage from England.
- Sir Richard, British Ambassador: The Atlantic Ocean knows who rules the waves, Mr. President.
- President James Polk: I trust her Majesty is in good health?
- Sir Richard, British Ambassador: At 27, is anyone ever in bad health?
- President James Polk: At 27, all problems have solutions.
- Sir Richard, British Ambassador: In that case, Mr. President, perhaps a young queen and a young nation can come to terms.
- George Seton: Haven't you ever rode a horse before?
- Neal Harris: Oh yes, yes. It was quite a while ago, though. I remember that the horse had rockers on it.
- Neal Harris: Mr. Wayne, I was looking at Mr. Ellis' gun. I noticed it has "B Company" stamped on it. That would mean its government property - or am I mistaken?
- Capt. George Wayne: Your mistake could be in asking.