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.
JOHN WAYNEI 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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I believe humor nullifies violence.
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Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded…. They shout you down and won’t let you speak if you disagree with them.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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You don’t have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day’s work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.
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Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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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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