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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.

John Wayne

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.
JOHN WAYNE

Boys Character Simple
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Giving Government Promise
I’ve had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don’t understand women
JOHN WAYNE

Children Three Wife
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
JOHN WAYNE

Flags Patriotic Wave
When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
JOHN WAYNE

Bangs Half Looks
Out here, due process is a bullet.
JOHN WAYNE

Bullets Guy Process Tough
All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
JOHN WAYNE

Battle Men Scared
The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
JOHN WAYNE

People Reason Stupid
True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
JOHN WAYNE

Basketball Decision Done
My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
JOHN WAYNE

Country Love Prayer
We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
JOHN WAYNE

Death Dying World
Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
JOHN WAYNE

Life Stupid Tough
You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
JOHN WAYNE

Gentleman Man Men
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Decision Hats May
I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
JOHN WAYNE

Drink Men never Trust
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Day Fighting Good Morning

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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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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