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A man is no better than he has to be.

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John Wayne
Age: 72 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 26
Died: 1979
Died: June 11
Actor
American Football Player
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Winterset
Iowa
Marion Mitchell Morrison
Marion Robert Morrison
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The West - the very words go straight to that place of the heart where Americans feel the spirit of pride in their western heritage - the triumph of personal courage over any obstacle, whether nature or man.
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I would think somebody like Jane Fonda and her idiot husband would be terribly ashamed and saddened that they were a part of causing us to stop helping the South Vietnamese. Now look what's happening. They're getting killed by the millions. Murdered by the millions. How the hell can she and her husband sleep at night?
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TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride in!
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Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.
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Cause even grown men need understanding.
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Cowboys, just like the word says.
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I drink for comradeship, and when I drink for comradeship, I don't bother to keep count.
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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 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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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?
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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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You're short on ears and long on mouth.
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I never trust a man that doesn't drink.
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Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
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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.
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When the road looks rough ahead, remember the 'Man upstairs' and the word HOPE. Hang onto both and 'tough it out'.
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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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If I depended on the critics' judgment and recognition, I'd never have gone into the motion-picture business.
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Life is hard it's harder if you're stupid.
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