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I believe humor nullifies violence.

John Wayne

A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.
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Asks Firsts Mine
When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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Bangs Half Looks
Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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Regret Tomorrow Yesterday
When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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Country Death Fighting People Person
Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Country Marine People Person
I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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Advice Father Insults
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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Morning Pride Thinking
courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway” “A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life
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Dream Giving Goal
A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
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Creed Jobs Matter Men
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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Hate Nuance Simple
Out here, due process is a bullet.
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Bullets Guy Process Tough
One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Lines Looks Twenties
Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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God Sides Sometimes
Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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Mind Names People
True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Basketball Decision Done
I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
JOHN WAYNE

Guy Made Picture Shots

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