Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
JOHN WAYNEI’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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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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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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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I’ve had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don’t understand women
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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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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I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst’s couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
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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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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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Contrary to what people think, I’m no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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