True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
JOHN WAYNELife is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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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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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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I believe humor nullifies violence.
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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
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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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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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