If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
JOHN WAYNEContrary to what people think, I’m no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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A man is no better than he has to be.
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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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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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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