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.
JOHN WAYNESure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
More John Wayne Quotes
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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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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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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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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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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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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