The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
JOHN WAYNEGovernment 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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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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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 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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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Let’s say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person’s life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I’d just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.
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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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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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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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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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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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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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