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 WAYNETrue grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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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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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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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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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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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .
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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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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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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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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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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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