John Wayne ("The Duke") Quotes
I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist, and notes many things which do not exist. The same thing frequently takes place with regard to the force of words, when the critic is inferior to the writer.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know?
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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I love working with women.
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I was so sure I wanted to be a novelist. I would spend hours and hours every day writing. Little stories about nothing in particular. I recall one about someone with an illness. But my dedication wasn't really healthy, and it reached the point where I wasn't sleeping. My mum would tell me, 'You need to go outside to get some fresh air.'
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I believe that artists should be paid for their creativity. There's no other industry where people can come in and take what you create for free and give it away for free and that's acceptable.
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I'm the happiest when I'm in the studio, not on a beauty parade.
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Open afresh your round of starry folds,Ye ardent marigolds!
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Whenever I've been in Scotland I've had such amazing support, and the love from Scottish fans has always been great.
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I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.
