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We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. — John Wayne

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

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

The closest and most precious people in your life are guaranteed to make you feel the entire spectrum of human emotions. — John Wayne Gacy

Drop that or I'll blow ya straight to Jesus. — John Wayne

I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice. — Phil Hartman

If a man says, "I'll call you," and he doesn't, he didn't forget ... he didn't lose your number ... he didn't die. He just didn't want to call you. — John Wayne

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

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

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

Just one more question, Pilgrim. How far up your ass do you want my boot? — John Wayne

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

Get off your butt and join the Marines! — John Wayne

No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne. — Frankie Avalon

I think women secretly yearn for the return of John Wayne and don't even know it. — Troy Duffy

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. — John Wayne

Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable. — Billy West

I never trust a man that doesn't drink. — John Wayne

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

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

Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid. — John Wayne

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 — John Wayne

I've loved reading all my life. — John Wayne

John Wayne is as tough as an old nut and as soft as a yellow ribbon. — Elizabeth Taylor

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

It's getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous. — John Wayne

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

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

Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That's the kind of spirit that I have, too. — Michele Bachmann

Seen better fights than this at a prayer meeting. — John Wayne

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

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

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. — John Wayne

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

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

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

I love Westerns. I really love John Wayne. Frank Capra, any of his movies I love. — Rob Zombie

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

I guess John Wayne would be one. I just respected the way he acted. — A. J. Foyt

When you stop fighting, that's death. — John Wayne

Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better. — Caroline Lawrence

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

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

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

If I was white I would have been like John Wayne ... I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play — Tupac Shakur

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

I never killed a man I didn't have to. — John Wayne

If John Wayne were alive, he'd be rolling over in his grave! — Ernest Borgnine

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

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

Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire. — Pat Morita

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. — John Wayne

Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western — Ang Lee

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

I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. — John Wayne

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

My daddy, he was somewhere between God and John Wayne. — Hank Williams Jr.

I never shot nobody I didnt have to. — John Wayne

Love John Wayne. I love his cowboy movies especially, which makes sense I guess. Rio Bravo may be my favorite. — Chris Kyle

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

There is a basic rule about tanks, and you should know it: The only man who ever beat a tank was John Wayne. And he was in another tank. — Kurt Vonnegut

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. — John Wayne

My favorite four-letter words are 'hard work'. — John Wayne

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

Republic. I like the sound of the word. — John Wayne

Sassenach," he said against my shoulder, a moment later. "Mm?" "Who in God's name is John Wayne?" "You are," I said. "Go to sleep. — Diana Gabaldon

I grew up loving the John Wayne and Clint Eastwood westerns. — Ben Mendelsohn

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

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

We're burnin' daylight. — John Wayne

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

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

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

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

Get off your horse and drink your milk. — John Wayne

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

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. — John Wayne

A man ought to do what he thinks is right — John Wayne

John Wayne never ever disappointed his fans, because he was a cowboy. — Vinnie Jones

My favorite actors when I was a kid were in their '60s. Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne. — Joseph Bologna

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

We saw our first Western together, Rio Bravo with John Wayne, at the Cinema Park, across the street from my favorite bookstore. — Khaled Hosseini

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

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

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. — John Wayne

Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow. — John Wayne

You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman. — John Wayne

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

Out here, due process is a bullet. — John Wayne

Out here a man settles his own problems. — John Wayne

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

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

John Wayne represents more force, more power than anyone else on the screen. — Howard Hawks

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

I always wanted to be an actor. I always wanted to be John Wayne. — Bill Engvall

Stretch the envelop; losers are not the stuff of legends. — John Wayne Falbey

A man is no better than he has to be. — John Wayne

People don't assume John Wayne shoots people and rides a horse on weekends. — Sylvia Kristel

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

One-eyed Reuben 'Rooster' Cogburn is the role that finally delivered John Wayne his Oscar. — Clive Sinclair