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 WAYNETrue grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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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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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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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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 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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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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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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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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