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.
JOHN WAYNEMen forget everything; women remember everything.
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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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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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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I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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But don’t get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I’m awfully happy there’s a thing called sex. It’s an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn’t be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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I believe humor nullifies violence.
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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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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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