I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
JOHN WAYNEYou have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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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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There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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Most men hate to shop. That’s why the men’s department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to 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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But don’t get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I’m awfully happy there’s a thing called sex. It’s an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn’t be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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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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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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A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
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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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