A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
JOHN WAYNEA man is no better than he has to be.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
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I figured I needed a gimmick, so I dreamed up this drawl, the squint and a way of moving meant to suggest that I wasn’t looking for trouble but would just as soon throw a bottle at your head as not. I practiced in front of a mirror.
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Contrary to what people think, I’m no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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Let’s say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person’s life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I’d just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.
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Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly indirect tax of inflation.
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courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway” “A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
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My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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