"When I jerked it out the head remained……" — George Crook
"When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out."
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18 Quotes by George Crook
George Crook has 18 quotes on this site.
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I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian…
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If you will investigate all the Indian troubles, you will find that there is something wrong of this nature at…
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The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is…
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When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one…
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We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing…
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The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before…
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During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it…
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I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows.
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It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account…
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All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away;…
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Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows,…
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It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests,…
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More Arrow Quotes
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Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow.
— Margaret Atwood
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18…
— Orlando Bloom
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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks…
— Eric Clapton
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When we shoot an arrow, we look to the fall of it; when we send a ship to sea, we…
— Richard Sibbes
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While my friend was my friend, he flattered me, and I never heard the truth from him. When he became…
— Henry David Thoreau
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I find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Fate's arrow, when expected, travels slow.
— Dante Alighieri
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Know that a word suddenly shot from the tongue is like an arrow shot from the bow. Son, that arrow…
— Rumi
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Famous archer, Howard Hill won all of the 267 archery contests he entered. He could hit a bullseye at 50…
— Zig Ziglar
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Sometimes you have tons of money, and still you are miserable, you are not satisfied. The bow of gratitude and…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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As the arrow that leaves the bow cannot be recaptured, what we say, senselessly, about others causes us great harm.
— Sylvia Fraser
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Read the flight of your arrow if you want to know your future.
— Alessandro Baricco
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