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Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let's go! We're burnin' daylight!
A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
This kind of war, you've gotta believe in what you're fighting for.
It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.
Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.
Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.
I'm a greedy old man. Life's been good to me, and I want some more of it.
True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.
I didn't vote for him, but he's my President, and I hope he does a good job.
We brought nothing into this world and it's certain we can carry nothing out.
Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
I've made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride in!
The reason there are so many stupid people is because it's illegal to kill them.
Any man who'd make an X-rated movie ought to have to take his daughter to see it.
If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
The fire is not discriminating. It burns anything in its path for whatever reason.
That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.
I am a demonstrative man, a baby picker-upper, a hugger and a kisser--that's my nature.
I drink for comradeship, and when I drink for comradeship, I don't bother to keep count.
In westerns, you meet a hardy bunch of characters. There is no jealousy on such pictures.
I've had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don't understand women
My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.
When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?
I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.
Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
Women have the right to work wherever they want, as long as they have the dinner ready when you get home.
I eat as much as I ever did, I drink more than I should, and my sex life is none of your goddamned business.
If I depended on the critics' judgment and recognition, I'd never have gone into the motion-picture business.
My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
Contrary to what people think, I'm no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
General MacArthur told me, "You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself."
Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
When the road looks rough ahead, remember the 'Man upstairs' and the word HOPE. Hang onto both and 'tough it out'.
A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.
Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.
I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way I am.
Jesus Christ! I would crawl over the mountains of Beverly Hills on my hands and knees if I could do a movie with Doris Day!
I'm an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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.
I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst's couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.
Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn't always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay.
Most men hate to shop. That's why the men's department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
My main object in making a motion picture is entertainment. If at the same time I can strike a blow for liberty, then I'll stick one in.