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.
JOHN WAYNETrue 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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Let’s say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person’s life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I’d just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.
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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
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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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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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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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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 believe humor nullifies violence.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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