John Wayne Quotes

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

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.

I’d like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.

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

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

I never have really become accustomed to the ‘John.’ Nobody ever really calls me John… I’ve always been Duke or Marion or John Wayne. It’s a name that goes well together, and it’s like one word – John Wayne.

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

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

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.

All I’m for is the liberty of the individual.

When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I’m not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won’t be disappointed in me.

Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause ? you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles.

Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I’m not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.

Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid

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.

All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.