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.
JOHN WAYNEYou have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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 tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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I would like to be remembered, well… the Mexicans have a phrase, ‘Feo fuerte y formal’. Which means; he was ugly, strong and had dignity.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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Contrary to what people think, I’m no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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