I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
JOHN WAYNEYou 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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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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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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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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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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Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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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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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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