John Wayne Men Quotations

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

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

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

A man ought to do what he thinks is right

When the road looks rough ahead, remember the 'Man upstairs' and the word HOPE. Hang onto both and 'tough it out'.

Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .

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.

I am a demonstrative man, a baby picker-upper, a hugger and a kisser--that's my nature.

I never trust a man that doesn't drink.

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

I read someplace that I used to make B-pictures. Hell, they were a lot farther down the alphabet than that . . . but not as far down as R and X. I think any man who makes an X-rated picture ought to be made to take his own daughter to see it.

I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.

I never killed a man I didn't have to.

Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from.

I'm the stuff men are made of!

Out here a man settles his own problems.

But don't get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I'm awfully happy there's a thing called sex. It's an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn't be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.

Any man who'd make an X-rated movie ought to have to take his daughter to see it.

A man is no better than he has to be.

I'm a greedy old man. Life's been good to me, and I want some more of it.

The West - the very words go straight to that place of the heart where Americans feel the spirit of pride in their western heritage - the triumph of personal courage over any obstacle, whether nature or man.

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.

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.

That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.

Men forget everything; women remember everything.

If a man says, "I'll call you," and he doesn't, he didn't forget. . . . he didn't lose your number. . . . he didn't die. He just didn't want to call you.

I don't want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.

Cause even grown men need understanding.