Alamo

William Travis:
There have been many ideas of what Texas is, what it should become, and we are not all in agreement. But I'd like to ask each of you what it is you value so highly that you are willing to fight and possibly die for. We will call that Texas. The Mexican army hopes to lure us into attempting escape. Almost anything seems better than remaining in this place, penned up. If, however, we force the enemy to attack, I believe every one of you will prove himself ten in return. We will not only show the world what patriots are made of, but we will also deal a crippling blow to the army of Santa Anna.

David Crockett:
It's amazing what a little harmony will do.

James Bowie:
I don't deserve mercy. I do deserve a drink. You got anything stronger than water?

William Travis:
I don't drink, Jim, you know that. I gamble, go to whores, run off on wives... but drinking, I draw the line.

James Bowie:
You know, if you live five more years, you might just be a great man.

William Travis:
I think I will probably have to settle for what I am now.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana:
What is this? Move the battery closer!

General Castrillon:
Will all due respect sir, they have Davy Crockett inside that fort.

Davy Crockett:
You know, if it were just me, simple old David Crockett from Tennessee, I might just slip over that wall one night and take my chances. But that Davy Crockett feller... they're all watching him.

Davy Crockett:
That is Santa Ana?

Davy Crockett:
I thought he would be taller.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana:
If we are not successful, our grandchildren and their grandchildren will beg for crumbs from the Americans!

Sam Houston:
Captain Seguin, your men will remain behind to guard the camp. Things will get confusing out there with men shooting any Mexican they see.

Juan Seguin:
General Houston; you ordered me to stay here and I obeyed. This is our fight too.

Sam Houston:
Very well. Join Sherman on the left.

Issac Millsaps:
You ever been in a scrape like this before, David?

Davy Crockett:
Tell you the truth, I ain't never been in a scrape like this before.

Issac Millsaps:
But, you were in the Creek Indian war, weren't you?

Davy Crockett:
Yeah, I was in that. The Creeks had rose up and raided into Alabama and massacred a bunch of folks at Fort Mims. 'Course that was big news in those parts, so I joined the militia. I was just about your age. I did some scouting, but I mostly hunted for the cook pot, things of that nature. Anyway, we caught the Creeks in their main village. This Creek woman shot one of our men, so we drove them into the main house and set it on fire. All night we listened to them screamin' as they burned to death. The next morning we were sifting through what was left and we found a cellar full of potatoes. Them taters had been cooked by the grease runnin' off them burnin' Injuns. We hadn't had anything to eat for a few days except parched corn, so we fell to and ate til we was full. Ever since, when somebody passes the taters, I pass 'em right back.

Davy Crockett:
What are you sellin', Sam?

Sam Houston:
Something a certain congressman might need in the future.

Davy Crockett:
Are you sellin' rocking chairs, Sam?

Sam Houston:
I'm selling Texas.

Davy Crockett:
Now, what would I want with Norte Mexico?

James Bowie:
Surrender at discretion, Buck.

Crockett:
I think we all just got promoted.

William Travis:
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.

David Crockett:
We're gonna need a lot more men.

William Travis:
In a few days, all of Texas will know of our situation.

James Bowie:
Tell me, Buck, in Alabama, precisely how many is "a few"?

William Travis:
Colonel, I became a little heated with you in front of your men. It was ill-advised and not terribly professional.

James Bowie:
Don't worry about it. Most of my men didn't even understand the words you were using.

William Travis:
Take that ball to Captain Dickinson. We can reuse it.

Sgt. William Ward:
You'll be picking that up yourself.

James Bowie:
Sometimes... it's just the way you say things, Travis. That's all. I swear to God.

Sam Houston:
You will remember this battle! Each minute! Each second! Until the day that you die! But that is for tomorrow, gentlemen. For today, Remember The Alamo!

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana:
Without blood, without tears, there's no glory.

William Travis:
Colonel Bowie, I understand that you plan to remove the cannon from this fort and take them to General Houston. I advise you not to do it; they are needed here.

James Bowie:
Where did you hear that, Buck?

William Travis:
Men tend to talk when they drink; your men tend to drink.

James Bowie:
I will do as I have been commanded; as for what that is, I will discuss it further with Col. Jamison.

William Travis:
Col. Jamison has left the fort on personal business; he left me in command.

James Bowie:
Whooee, that is a rapid rise, Billy. We better break out the long pants.

William B. Travis:
I will die like a soldier! You can't stay here with me or you can walk away right now!!

a foreigner in my own land