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.
JOHN WAYNERepublic. 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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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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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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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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Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn’t always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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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 shot nobody I didnt have to.
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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