John > John's Quotes

“For to know a man's library is, in some measure, to know his mind.”
― Geraldine Brooks, March

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
― George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“I've loved reading all my life.”
― 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

“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

“There's right and there's wrong. Y'gotta do one or the other. Do the other and you may be walking around, but you're dead as a beaver hat.”
― 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

“Drop that or I'll blow ya straight to Jesus.”
― John Wayne

“A man oughta do what he thinks is best.”
― John Wayne

“As we live in an insane world major, maybe it's time we gave insane solutions a chance.”
― John Wayne, The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon