All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
JOHN WAYNEI 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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True 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.
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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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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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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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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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 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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