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.
JOHN WAYNELife is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
More John Wayne Quotes
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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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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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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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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My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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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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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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