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.
JOHN WAYNEWell, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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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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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.
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Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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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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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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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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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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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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