The Most Memorable John Wayne Quotes
John Wayne wasn't merely a straight shooting cowboy. The words he uttered made a lot of sense, and they make sense even today. For your perusal, here are some of the more memorable John Wayne quotes.
“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway”
“Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.”
“If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.”
“Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.”
“A man's got to do what a man's got to do”
“I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I
stay away from psychoanalyst's couch scenes. Couches are good for one
thing.”
“Get off your butt and join the Marines!”
Its hard to believe, but 27 years after His death The Duke is still in the top ten. There's hope for our culture yet ! P.S. There's no bad John Wayne movies
There are no bad John Wayne movies!!!!!
Have you all foregot
REAP THE WILD WINDS
One of the best movies not talked about was The cowboys in which he said to the boys WE ARE BURNING DAYLIGHT.
"Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langsdon, windage and elevation." How did The Undefeated not make the list?
Have loved all John Wayne movies since I was a child. There are so many to choose from but most favorite for me is "The Quiet Man". Whenever one of his movies is on I will watch it time and time again.
FROM THE FLYING TIGERS, DUKE SAYS "I HOPE YOU TWO HAD A GOOD TIME CAUSE HAP PAID THE CHECK"
Rooster Cogburn is the one I can't believe didn't make the list. Especially the end remark by Kate Herburn. I do love John Wayne *;*
I'm surprised by the lack of votes for "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
Who can forget, "When the Legend becomes fact, Print the Legend.
John Wayne is one of the most under-rated actors of his time...yet one of the biggest box office draws. Given the right script and the right character...he was just as good as Jimmy Stewart or Glenn Ford or Henry Fonda. The Searchers to me is the best example of this, but I would also include The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon & Wake of the Red Witch. His lesser known almost seem to be his best...and his work with Maureen O'Hara was always excellent chemistry.
Forgot one of my favorite quotes...
...from "McClintock!"...
"Well I'm not gonna hit ya...I'm not gonna hit ya...the HELL I'm not!!"
Correction:
Talk Low, Talk Slow and Don't Talk Too Much!
I have a John Wayne mug in my office with this quote on the inside to remind myself every day.
My favorite John Wayne qoute is
"Big Mouth dont make a big man" -Big Jake
"That will be the day," from The Searchers. A perfect example of dare, defiance, acceptance and resignation, all wrapped up in one short phrase that says it all.
Not much more to say than John Wayne was larger than life. A man that spoke his mind regardless of his audience...both a ladies man and a man's man...what a guy!!!
Fill your hand, you @#$%&!
Here is the link for the sound clip:
http://www.cowboyway.com/Clips/FillYourHands.wav
Totally agree about the films mentioned above - all brilliant, but I have to say Chisum is my favourite and there are tonnes of good quotes in that. I particularly loved the "just coz we're neighbours, don't mean i gotta be neighbourly". The man was an utter legend. If the younger generation ever watched his films they'd understand the meaning of honour, pride, community, honesty, and good clean livin!