The Best Sam Quotes

Kitty: You said yourself that you didn't see who did it.
Sam: Is there any doubt?
Kitty: There isn't any proof either.
Sam: I'll make sure that works both ways.
Kitty: When's it going to stop?
Sam: Somebody's got to do it.

[last lines]
Kitty: Y'know, there's still sump'm puzzlin' me about all this, um. Sam, how come you stuck your neck out so far for that boy?
Sam: Well, I guess because somebody once stuck their neck out for me, Miss Kitty. I just tryin' to pass it on.

Sam: Hey, where you fellas off to?
Festus: Were fixin' to go out and shoot us a mess of prairie chickens for supper.
Sam: Mmm, I haven't had a good prairie chicken dinner in I don't know when.
Festus: You ain't? Well Sam, I tell you what you do. You just set your mouth, get you bib on, stoke-up the fire, cause were fixin' to have us a prairie chicken supper.

[last lines]
Sam: [speaking of Marshal Dillon] I'm sure glad he's back.
[pauses]
Sam: He's an awful good man to have around, Miss Kitty.
[six-second pause]
Kitty: He's the best.