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.
JOHN WAYNETomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
More John Wayne Quotes
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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 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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I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
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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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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 getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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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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