All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
JOHN WAYNEIf everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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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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.
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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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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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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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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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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
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I would like to be remembered, well… the Mexicans have a phrase, ‘Feo fuerte y formal’. Which means; he was ugly, strong and had dignity.
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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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Most men hate to shop. That’s why the men’s department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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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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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