Maverick (TV Series)
Stage West (1957)
James Garner: Bret Maverick
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Quotes
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Bret Maverick : You weren't very smart. Harris knew you were trailing him. He led you away from the strike.
Mart Fallon : We knew that. But Harris is dead and I'm alive. Now you figure out who's smart.
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Bret Maverick : Sam was doing it for his son. He wanted to leave him something.
Linda Harris : He did. He left him without a father.
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Bret Maverick : There's one thing about a crook, he thinks everyone else is dishonest.
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Mart Fallon : I figured that maybe you could save us a lot of trouble.
Bret Maverick : And you got plenty of that.
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[Indians attack the stagecoach depot]
Bret Maverick : It could be all of us against 'em instead of just the three of you.
Mart Fallon : I wouldn't give you a gun if they was looking down our throat.
Bret Maverick : They are.
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Bret Maverick : Now, Simmons, suppose you tell me when the stage for the east is due?
Simmons : Oh, so now you're squirmy. The shoe's on the other foot.
Bret Maverick : As passenger agent here, you're supposed to give out that information.
Simmons : So you can make sure how much time you got to get your dirty money.
Bret Maverick : Where money's concerned, it can be dirty, dusty or soggy, as long as it's money.
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[last lines]
[Bret hands Simmons a gold nugget]
Bret Maverick : Here, keep this as a souvenir, might bring you luck. If nothing more, it'll remind you of quite a woman.
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Linda Harris : What kind of a hypocrite are you?
Bret Maverick : A man doesn't have to be a saint to give advice.
Linda Harris : I just don't understand you at all.
Bret Maverick : Things that don't make sense sometimes add up when you look back at them.
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Bret Maverick : When opportunity scratches my back, I make the most of it.
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Bret Maverick : What about them?
Mart Fallon : They ain't your problem.
Bret Maverick : I'm makin' 'em my problem.
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Bret Maverick : But there are a few things I'll put money on. Like a straight flush or a crooked mine.
