All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
JOHN WAYNELife is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
More John Wayne Quotes
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Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
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In 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.
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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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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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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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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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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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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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