John Wayne

“Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.”

“Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.”

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do.”

“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.”

“Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.”

“I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.”

“I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.”

“I define patriotism as a vigorous support of one's country all the time, and of one's government when it deserves it.”

“I'm not the sort to back away from a fight. I don't believe in shrinking from anything. It's not my speed; I'm a guy who meets adversities head on.”

“A goal, a love and a dream give you total control over your body and your life.”

“Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.”

“I'd like to be remembered as a man who was tough, was fair, and was decent.”

“I'm a greedy actor. I want all the best lines.”

“When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I'm not going to do anything that will embarrass you or your family.”