Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
JOHN WAYNEPaul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn’t always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay.
More John Wayne Quotes
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst’s couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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I don’t have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I’m not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride in my work, even to the point of being the first one on the set in the morning. I’m a professional.
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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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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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