Charles Frazier Quotes

I grew up in Colorado and spent my summers in Montana as a ranch hand.

We have always been dreamers in Montana.

In the 1880s, a weedy Easterner named Owen Wister had something like a nervous breakdown. Wyoming, with its wide-open spaces and healthy pursuits, was prescribed as a cure. Wister was immediately smitten by the taciturn cowboys and the rules imposed upon them by the cattle barons.

Casper Wyo., population 18,000 when I was born, was large enough to hold the surprises of civilization, but small enough that the prairie was close by - for some in our town, right out the front door - stretching on forever, under the great curving sky.

I feel like a real cowboy! Yippi Ki Yay!

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

Canada is divided by great mountains, great prairies, Great Lakes, and eleven governments that really grate.

The West is the most powerful reality in the history of this country. It's always had a power, a presence, an attraction that differentiated it from the rest of the United States.

The West is the most American part of America....

From the time I was a kid, I was crazy about anything having to do with the West. I'd look at all of these photos of Montana, and they all seemed so magical and majestic. I just wanted to go west, and I finally did it when I was barely 21. I went off to volunteer at a Navajo reservation in New Mexico.

There's something about driving through Texas, and it's hot, your skin is sticking to you. The environment affects your attitude and your swagger.

Texas is a pretty free state.

I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.'

Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, John Wayne - these men had the code of the West.

When people think of the West, it's easy to envision wagon trains, Buffalo Bill, the glory days of the Gold Rush. Cowboy hats come to mind.

I grew up in the Midwest. I grew up in South Dakota.

I want to be a Cowboy for life.

If I could miracle myself away, I would live out West.

There's no cowboys in England.

I grew up in Oklahoma.

I identify with Wyoming, I love the state of Wyoming, I love the people. It's a fantastic state - people that live in rugged conditions and who make their living doing things in the outdoors.

I liked New England.

People out west love country music.

Oklahoma, y'all truly made a big impact on me.

When the 55 mph speed limit came in and the oil crisis caused fuel rationing, the truckers began to look like the last American cowboys.