John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison, better known by his stage name John Wayne and the nickname Duke, was an American actor, director, and producer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth26 May 1907
CountryUnited States of America
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Get off your horse and drink your milk.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
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We brought nothing into this world and it's certain we can carry nothing out.
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I didn't vote for him, but he's my President, and I hope he does a good job.
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I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.
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Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.
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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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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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.
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I read someplace that I used to make B-pictures. Hell, they were a lot farther down the alphabet than that . . . but not as far down as R and X. I think any man who makes an X-rated picture ought to be made to take his own daughter to see it.
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Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.