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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.

John Wayne

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.
JOHN WAYNE

Mean Phrases Strong
General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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Acting Macarthur Servicemen
One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Lines Looks Twenties
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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Fighting Men Real
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 WAYNE

Leadership Men Sports
Most men hate to shop. That’s why the men’s department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
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Door Funny Hate Humor Inches
If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
JOHN WAYNE

Black Conservative Reality White
In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right – that’s me. Simple themes. Same me from the nuances. All I do is sell sincerity and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.
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Boys Character Simple
Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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Half Horse Mets
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Decision Hats May
If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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Being Thankful Thankfulness
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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Dream Giving Goal
A man is no better than he has to be.
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Better Country Men People Person
A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
JOHN WAYNE

Chance Eye Men Second
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Flags Patriotic Wave
The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
JOHN WAYNE

People Reason Stupid

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