True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded.... They shout you down and won't let you speak if you disagree with them.

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?

Every country in the world loved the folklore of the West--the music, the dress, the excitement, everything that was associated with the opening of a new territory. It took everybody out of their own little world. The cowboy lasted a hundred years, created more songs and prose and poetry than any other folk figure. The closest thing was the Japanese samurai. Now, I wonder who'll continue it.

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.

Get off your horse and drink your milk.