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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.

  John Wayne

  Leadership, Sports, Men

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• There's right and there's wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you're living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you're dead as a beaver hat.

  John Wayne

  Decision, May, Hats

  "Fictional character: Davy Crockett". "The Alamo", 1960.

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• You're short on ears and long on mouth.

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  Long, Ears, Mouths

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

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  Men, Gentleman, Be A Man

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

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  Cowboy, Saws, Couches

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• You don't have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day's work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.

  John Wayne

  Morning, Good Day, Fighting

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

  John Wayne

  Horse, Half, Mets

  "Fictional character: Sam McCord". "North to Alaska", www.imdb.com. 1960.

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

  John Wayne

  Jobs, Men, Matter

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.17, Taylor Trade Publications

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• Men forget everything; women remember everything.

  John Wayne

  Funny, Sports, Humor

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

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  Eye, Men, Second Chance

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• You're going to think I'm being corny, but this is how I really feel: I hope my family and my friends will be able to say that I was an honest, kind and fairly decent man.

  John Wayne

  Men, Thinking, Able

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• I believe in white supremacy, until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people ... I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from [the Native Americans] ... Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.

  John Wayne

  Country, Believe, Native American

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

  John Wayne

  Country, Prayer, And Love

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.19, Taylor Trade Publications

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• I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.

  John Wayne

  Father, Insults You, Advice

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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

  John Wayne

  Jobs, President, Doe

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• Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.

  John Wayne

  Forgiveness, Sorry, Apology

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

  John Wayne

  Bangs, Looks, Half

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• The guy you see on the screen isn’t really me. I’m Duke Morrison, and I never was and never will be a film personality like JOHN WAYNE . I know him well. I’m one of his closest students. I have to be. I made a living out of him.

  John Wayne

  Personality, Guy, Dukes

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

  John Wayne

  Funny, Humor, America

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.11, Taylor Trade Publications

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

  John Wayne

  Women, Home, Long

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• I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don`t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.

  John Wayne

  Believe, Responsibility, White

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

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  Flags, Honest, Patriot

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.11, Taylor Trade Publications

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• It's kind of a sad thing when a normal love of country makes you a super patriot. I do think we have a pretty wonderful country, and I thank God that He chose me to live here.

  John Wayne

  Country, Thinking, Thank God

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

  John Wayne

  Strong Women, Empowering, Empowerment

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• Out here, due process is a bullet.

  John Wayne

  Bullets, Tough Guy, Process

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.60, Taylor Trade Publications

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