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.
JOHN WAYNESure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
More John Wayne Quotes
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In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right – that’s me. Simple themes. Same me from the nuances. All I do is sell sincerity and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.
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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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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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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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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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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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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 made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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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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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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A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.
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A man is no better than he has to be.
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I believe humor nullifies violence.
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A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
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