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John Wayne

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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Advice Father Insults
I’ve had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don’t understand women
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Children Three Wife
You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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Gentleman Man Men
courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway” “A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life
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Dream Giving Goal
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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Feet Hero Stars
Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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Courage Day Fear Veterans
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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Bottles Mirrors Moving
Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Country Marine People Person
The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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People Reason Stupid
Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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Communism Point View Views
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.
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Giving Government Promise
We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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Death Dying World
Out here, due process is a bullet.
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Bullets Guy Process Tough
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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Mean Phrases Strong
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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Morning Pride Thinking
Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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Down Knocked Life More Time

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