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
JOHN WAYNEMy hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded…. They shout you down and won’t let you speak if you disagree with them.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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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.
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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 never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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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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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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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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