Beau Merritt:
[holding up a glass] Have a shot?
John Breen: [holding up his wounded arm] Just had one.
--John Wayne (as ) in The Fighting Kentuckian
John Breen: [holding up his wounded arm] Just had one.
--John Wayne (as ) in The Fighting Kentuckian
Sandy Poli:
That's papa! He's shooting at us!
John Devlin: All I want to know is: do you take after your papa or mama?
Sandy Poli: Papa always wants to shoot things out. He has no more sense than you have. I do hope he doesn't kill us. He'd never get over it.
John Devlin: Well, I'd feel kind of regretful about it myself.
--John Wayne (as ) in Dakota
John Devlin: All I want to know is: do you take after your papa or mama?
Sandy Poli: Papa always wants to shoot things out. He has no more sense than you have. I do hope he doesn't kill us. He'd never get over it.
John Devlin: Well, I'd feel kind of regretful about it myself.
--John Wayne (as ) in Dakota
Nancy Carson:
Well, you've certainly made a hit with Billy and Julie.
Stony Brooke: I wish the rest of the family felt that way.
Nancy Carson: Give me a good reason why I should.
Stony Brooke: Oh, well, I'm kind to animals and help old ladies across the street.
Tucson Smith: That is, when there aren't any young ones to help.
Stony Brooke: The voice of experience.
--John Wayne (as ) in Santa Fe Stampede
Stony Brooke: I wish the rest of the family felt that way.
Nancy Carson: Give me a good reason why I should.
Stony Brooke: Oh, well, I'm kind to animals and help old ladies across the street.
Tucson Smith: That is, when there aren't any young ones to help.
Stony Brooke: The voice of experience.
--John Wayne (as ) in Santa Fe Stampede
Liberty Valance:
You lookin' for trouble, Doniphon?
Tom Doniphon: You aim to help me find some?
--John Wayne (as Tom Doniphon) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom Doniphon: You aim to help me find some?
--John Wayne (as Tom Doniphon) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Lomax:
Do you always wear a gun over your underwear?
Taw Jackson: Just lately.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Taw Jackson: Just lately.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Lomax:
Don't let anything happen to ya.
Taw Jackson: Not likely.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Taw Jackson: Not likely.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Lomax:
You know, Pierce upped the ante on you. You're worth twelve thousand to me... dead.
Taw Jackson: And a hundred thousand alive.
Lomax: One's a gamble, the other's a sure thing.
Taw Jackson: Lomax, nothing's a sure thing.
Lola: [from the bedroom] Precious?
Lomax: Well, I didn't feel much like shooting you this morning anyway... partner.
Taw Jackson: Neither did I... precious.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Taw Jackson: And a hundred thousand alive.
Lomax: One's a gamble, the other's a sure thing.
Taw Jackson: Lomax, nothing's a sure thing.
Lola: [from the bedroom] Precious?
Lomax: Well, I didn't feel much like shooting you this morning anyway... partner.
Taw Jackson: Neither did I... precious.
--John Wayne (as Taw Jackson) in The War Wagon
Bob 'Shortcut' Seton:
[accepting Cantrell's dinner invitation] This is the first time I've had two kinds of bird for dinner - turkey to eat, and buzzard to look at.
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
Bob 'Shortcut' Seton:
[to "Doc" before he makes his election speech] I gotta get outta here!
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
Bob 'Shortcut' Seton:
Folks, it's true. I don't know much about the law. Ain't had much book learning. But the good Lord gave me a nose for smelling a horse thief a mile off. And what you need in these parts is a marshal that's better at smelling than spelling.
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
--John Wayne (as Bob Seton) in Dark Command
