John Wayne: 385 Movie Quotes with Audio – Page 4

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by John Wayne, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

31 We are too old for war. -Yes, we are too old for war, but old men should stop wars.

As Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

32 That shirt ought to be tighter. Take it off and I'll boil it.

As Hondo Lane in The Train Robbers

33 I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't.

As J.b. Books in The Shootist

34 First one's easy. It's the second one that's hard to get them to make.

As Col. Mike Kirby in The Green Berets (1968)

35 It's usually some six-fingered bastard that couldn't hit a cow in the tit with a tin cup that does you in.

As J.b. Books in The Shootist

36 Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober. However they choose.

As Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

37 Can you read the time by my brand-new silver watch?

As Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

38 You know something, Flaca? I guess I saw who knows how many trees before I ever took a long, thoughtful look at one. Mostly, I looked at a tree to see was there a bear in it or an Indian behind it.

As Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

39 'It is a Comanche law that no chief ever eats unless first he sees that the pots are full of meat in the lodges of the widows and orphans.'

As George Washington McLintock in McLintock! (1963)

40 I came to trade, not to admire his collection.

As Ethan Edwards in The Searchers (1956)