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.
JOHN WAYNEIf you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
More John Wayne Quotes
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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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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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .
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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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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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Paul 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.
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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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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
JOHN WAYNE