Wilford Brimley quotes

Wilford Brimley was an American actor known for his distinctive mustache and warm, authoritative screen presence. His film and television roles spanned genres, with memorable performances in “Cocoon,” “The Natural,” and role as a Quaker Oats spokesperson. He brought authenticity and charm to every character he portrayed. Here are 20 of his quotes:

I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that they should be able to tell us how to live our lives, operate our businesses, and what to do with the land that we love and cherish. (Wilford Brimley)
I live on a ranch in Utah for now, but I'm gonna move. I've got another ranch to move to, but its location is a secret. When I get there, I'm gonna plow the road in behind me. View quote
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I didn't go to acting school, but I've been observing my fellow man for 66 years now, and I would think that's the best school there is. View quote
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I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in. View quote
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I maintain that if there is such a thing as a true and honest environmentalist, it's people like Slim and hopefully me, who have been caretakers of the land all our lives, along with the generations before us. View quote
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Well, we all are what we are, I guess you might say by an accident of birth. View quote
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I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler. View quote
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My saddle horses are my friends. My dogs are my friends. View quote
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Hopefully, generations after us will continue to protect, preserve, and look after this wonderful land. View quote
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I raise quarter horses. Mine are mostly thoroughbred cross horses, a little bigger horses than some people like. I sell them or use them on the ranch. A lot of them go to the rodeo arena and some of them go to racetracks. View quote
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I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they're bred to do. (Wilford Brimley)
The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family. View quote
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I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch. View quote
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I'm not anybody's judge; I don't know what motivates people to do what they do. But I have a lot of admiration for anybody who can start with absolutely nothing and make a little something out of it. View quote
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I'm very proud of my heritage. View quote
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Everybody that's an actor leaves it for a while 'cause they ain't got a job. View quote
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What I know about poker, you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I'm learning. View quote
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I didn't go to high school. I think that after you learn to read and write and do your numbers and flush the toilet behind yourself, you don't need no more schoolin'. You need to get out in the water and swim. View quote
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No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky. View quote
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I've got about $30,000 in chips, not near enough. View quote
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Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley - Image
Photo: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: September 27, 1934
Died: August 1, 2020
Quotes count: 20