John Wayne Quotes - Page 5

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• Sometimes I wonder whose side God's on.

  John Wayne

  God, Sides, Sometimes

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• Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.

  John Wayne

  Names, People, Mind

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• Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .

  John Wayne

  Views, Communism, Point Of View

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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.

  John Wayne

  Moving, Mirrors, Bottles

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• But you know, I'm very conscious that people criticize Hollywood. Yet we've created a form, the Western, that can be understood in every country. The good guys against the bad guys. No nuances. And the horse is the best vehicle of action in our medium. You take action, a scene, and scenery, and cut them together, and you never miss.

  John Wayne

  Country, Horse, Cutting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There's been no top authority saying what marijuana does to you. I really don't know that much about it. I tried it once but it didn't do anything to me.

  John Wayne

  Weed, Marijuana, Doe

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• I'm the stuff men are made of!

  John Wayne

  Men, Stuff, Made

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.41, Taylor Trade Publications

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• I'm sure we can talk things out like civilized people.

  John Wayne

  People, Civilized

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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.

  John Wayne

  Joy, World, Problem

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• I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.

  John Wayne

  Funny, Country, Military

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• Contrary to what people think, I'm no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.

  John Wayne

  Thinking, People, Politician

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• Life's tough. It's even tougher when you are stupid.

  John Wayne

  Stupid, Tough

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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.

  John Wayne

  Horse, Clothes, Legs

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.41, Taylor Trade Publications

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• My main object in making a motion picture is entertainment. If at the same time I can strike a blow for liberty, then I'll stick one in.

  John Wayne

  Blow, Liberty, Entertainment

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A man is no better than he has to be.

  John Wayne

  Men

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• Of course I know who you are. You're my girl. I love you.

  John Wayne

  Girl, Love You, Courses

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• Get off your butt and join the Marines!

  John Wayne

  Marine

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• Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.

  John Wayne

  Sex, Healthy, Wonderful

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• But don't get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I'm awfully happy there's a thing called sex. It's an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn't be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.

  John Wayne

  Sex, Men, Healthy

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• Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood scene in 1928. So did I. We're both a little weather-beaten, but we're still here and plan to be around for a whole lot longer.

  John Wayne

  Weather, Littles, Oscars

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• Any man who'd make an X-rated movie ought to have to take his daughter to see it.

  John Wayne

  Daughter, Cowboy, Men

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• I never killed a man I didn't have to.

  John Wayne

  Cowboy, Men

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• 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 Wayne

  Daughter, Mother, Men

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.51, Taylor Trade Publications

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• Cowboys, just like the word says.

  John Wayne

  Cowboy

  "Fictional character: Wil Andersen". "The Cowboys", www.imdb.com. 1972.

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• General MacArthur told me, "You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself."

  John Wayne

  Acting, Macarthur, Servicemen

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