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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.

Cause even grown men need understanding.

America is the land of freedom and that's the way I enjoy living.

I'm not the sort to back away from a fight. I don't believe in shrinking from anything. It's not my speed; I'm a guy who meets adversities head on.

Hell, the truth is that I was named after a dog!

If I depended on the critics' judgment and recognition, I'd never have gone into the motion-picture business.

When the road looks rough ahead, remember the 'Man upstairs'
and the word HOPE.
Hang onto both and 'tough it out'.

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

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

I'm the stuff men are made of!

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.

Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.

All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.

A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.

A man's got to do what a man's got to do.

Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

You're short on ears and long on mouth.

I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.

I drink for comradeship, and when I drink for comradeship, I don't bother to keep count.

I'm a greedy old man. Life's been good to me, and I want some more of it.

I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.

I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?

A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.

I didn't vote for him, but he's my President, and I hope he does a good job.

The fire is not discriminating. It burns anything in its path for whatever reason.

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

When you stop fighting, that's death.

All men hate to hear "We need to talk about our relationship." These seven words strike fear in the heart of even General Schwartzkopf.

That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.

I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way I am.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.

One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.

I believe humor nullifies violence.

Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.

I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.

A man oughta do what he thinks is best.

Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.

Women have the right to work wherever they want, as long as they have the dinner ready when you get home.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.

I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst's couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.

Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let's go! We're burnin' daylight!

Jesus Christ! I would crawl over the mountains of Beverly Hills on my hands and knees if I could do a movie with Doris Day!

Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.

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.

COWBOYS, just like the word says.

The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license.

There's right and there's wrong. Y'gotta do one or the other. Do the other and you may be walking around, but you're dead as a beaver hat.

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

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

Republic. I like the sound of the word.

Out here, due process is a bullet.

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

This kind of war, you've gotta believe in what you're fighting for.

Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.

Republic ... it means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose.

In westerns, you meet a hardy bunch of characters. There is no jealousy on such pictures.

I never shot nobody I didnt have to.

When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.

Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.

My favorite four-letter words are 'hard work'.

Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.

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.

Life is tough, but if you are stupid, it's a lot tougher.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

We're burnin' daylight.

Never apologize, mister, it's a sign of weakness.

I've had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don't understand women

Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.

My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.

Get off your horse and drink your milk.

Life is getting up one more time than you've been knocked down.

A man ought to do what he thinks is right

Seen better fights than this at a prayer meeting.

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

Talk low, Talk slow, and Don't say too much.

Most men hate to shop. That's why the men's department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.

I am a demonstrative man, a baby picker-upper, a hugger and a kisser
that's my nature.

TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride in!

Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway"
"A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life

I've loved reading all my life.

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

It's getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous.

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

Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist's couch.

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

I've made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.

Fear is just one of the many words I don't know the meaning of.

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.

Out here a man settles his own problems.

The reason there are so many stupid people is because it's illegal to kill them.

I eat as much as I ever did, I drink more than I should, and my sex life is none of your goddamned business.

Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you're stupid

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.

Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.

You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.