If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
JOHN WAYNEWhen you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
More John Wayne Quotes
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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 would like to be remembered, well… the Mexicans have a phrase, ‘Feo fuerte y formal’. Which means; he was ugly, strong and had dignity.
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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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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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I’m not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won’t be disappointed in me.
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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