John Wayne > Quotes

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
― John Wayne

“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.”
― John Wayne

“You're short on ears and long on mouth.”
― 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 "The Shootist"

“A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.”
― John Wayne

“I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.”
― John Wayne

“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

“Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.”
― John Wayne

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

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

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do.”
― John Wayne

“We’re burnin’ daylight.”
― John Wayne

“It's getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous.”
― John Wayne

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

“Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you -- either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly indirect tax of inflation.”
― John Wayne

“Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.”
― 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 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.”
― John Wayne

“COWBOYS, just like the word says.”
― 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

“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?”
― John Wayne

“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”
― John Wayne

“Life it tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.”
― John Wayne

“The hyphenated American is ridiculous. But that’s what we have to put up with. I think that any person that’s in the United States is better off here than they would be where they came from.”
― John Wayne

“I've loved reading all my life.”
― John Wayne

“The worst part of it has been, I think, the adverse effect on family life. It kills off family conversation. And it’s harder to get your children to read books. I became a confirmed reader when I was growing up in Glendale. I’ve loved reading all my life. Now I’ve got this daughter, Aissa, a very bright young lady -- but it is a hard job to get her to read. Television’s just too easy.”
― John Wayne

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

“Seen better fights than this at a prayer meeting.”
― John Wayne

“All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.”
― John Wayne