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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer.

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“I eat as much as I ever did, I drink more than I should, and my sex life is none of your goddamned business.”

— John Wayne

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Quote source: Playboy interview, May 1971

“There's a lot of things great about life. But I think tomorrow is the most important thing. Comes in to us at midnight very clean, ya know. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.”

— John Wayne

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Quote source: Playboy interview, May 1971

“Wow! If I'd have known that I would have put that patch on thirty-five years earlier. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm no stranger to this podium. I've come up here and picked up these beautiful golden men before, but always for friends. One night I picked up two: one for Admiral John Ford, one for our beloved Gary Cooper. I was very clever and witty that night, the envy of even Bob Hope, but tonight I don't feel very clever or very witty. I feel very grateful, very humble, and all thanks to many, many people. I want to thank the members of the Academy. To all you people who are watching on television, thank you for taking such a warm interest in our glorious industry. Good night.”

— John Wayne

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Quote source: 1969 Academy Awards speech for Best Actor in True Grit.

“We had a pretty good time together, when she wasn't trying to kill me!”

— John Wayne

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More on this quote: 1954, in an interview with Hedda Hopper regarding his marriage to Esperanza "Chata" Baur.
• Quoted in An A-Z of Hellraisers: A Comprehensive Compendium of Outrageous Insobriety (2010) by Robert Sellers http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=%22We+had+a+pretty+good+time+together%2C+when+she+wasn't+trying+to+kill+me!%22&rlz=1W1SKPT_en&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2359l9344l0l9672l4l4l0l0l0l0l531l1141l0.2.1.5-1l4l0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbm=bks&source=og&sa=N&tab=wp&ei=GukKT_nkCMXf8gO2yqTMAQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,Compareosb&fp=6f77fa42573fca86&biw=1024&bih=632

“With a lot of blacks, there's quite a bit of resentment along with their dissent, and possibly rightfully so. But we can't all of a sudden get down on our knees and turn everything over to the leadership of the blacks. I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.”

— John Wayne

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Quote source: Playboy interview, May 1971

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