A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
JOHN WAYNELife is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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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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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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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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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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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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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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