Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
JOHN WAYNEWell, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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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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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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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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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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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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I don’t have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I’m not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride in my work, even to the point of being the first one on the set in the morning. I’m a professional.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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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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