True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.
JOHN WAYNEIn 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
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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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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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A man is no better than he has to be.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
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I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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