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.
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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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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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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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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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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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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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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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 want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
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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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There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
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