It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
JOHN WAYNEIf everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
More John Wayne Quotes
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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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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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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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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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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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I 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.
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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.
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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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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