--- title: "4 Flags Quotes By John Wayne" description: "4 Flags quotes by John Wayne. Plus more from John Wayne and more Flags sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/john-wayne-2572_flag-waving_i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness_488520.jpg" --- > [I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness-flag-waving-patriot/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/john-wayne-2572_flag-waving_i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness_488520.jpg) > [Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-know-a-better-flag-to-wave-sure/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/john-wayne-2572_4th-of-july_sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-kno_1563637.jpg) > [Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-know-a-better-flag-to-wave-sure-2/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/john-wayne-2572_abuse_sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-kno_2126596.jpg) > [Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-know-a-better-flag-to-wave/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/john-wayne-2572_american-flag_sure-i-wave-the-american-flag-do-you-kno_2680372.jpg) ## Other authors on Flags - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-ward-beecher-41729.jpg) Henry Ward Beecher 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/henry-ward-beecher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woodrow-wilson-96331.jpg) Woodrow Wilson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/woodrow-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arundhati-roy-15126.jpg) Arundhati Roy 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/arundhati-roy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/ronald-reagan/) - [Mark Twain 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yasser-arafat-96660.jpg) Yasser Arafat 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/yasser-arafat/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/terry-pratchett/) - [Gilbert Baker 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/gilbert-baker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barbara-kingsolver-16355.jpg) Barbara Kingsolver 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/barbara-kingsolver/) ## More by John Wayne > [When I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist, pretty much to the left. But not when I left the university. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/when-i-was-a-sophomore-at-usc-i-was-a-socialist-pretty-much-to-the/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [Don't ever for a minute make the mistake of looking down your nose at westerns. They're art - the good ones, I mean. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/don-t-ever-for-a-minute-make-the-mistake-of-looking-down-your-nose-at/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [I'd read up on the history of our country and I'd become fascinated with the story of the Alamo. To me it represented the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-d-read-up-on-the-history-of-our-country-and-i-d-become-fascinated/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [This kind of war, you've gotta believe in what you're fighting for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/this-kind-of-war-you-ve-gotta-believe-in-what-you-re-fighting-for/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-was-ashamed-to-admit-i-was-hipped-to-the-idea-of-acting-that-s-why/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride in!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/true-courage-is-when-you-are-scared-to-death-and-still-saddle-up-and/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [“The worst part of it has been, I think, the adverse effect on family life. It kills off family conversation. And it’s harder to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/the-worst-part-of-it-has-been-i-think-the-adverse-effect-on-family/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/nothing-is-so-discouraging-to-an-actor-than-to-have-to-work-for-long/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [I don't have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I'm not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-don-t-have-to-assert-my-virility-i-think-my-career-has-shown-that-i/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/government-has-no-wealth-and-when-a-politician-promises-to-give-you/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/true-grit-is-making-a-decision-and-standing-by-it-doing-what-must-be/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/when-you-come-slam-bang-up-against-trouble-it-never-looks-half-as-bad/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [Life is hard, but it's even harder when you're stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/life-is-hard-but-it-s-even-harder-when-you-re-stupid/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [I never killed a man I didn't have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-never-killed-a-man-i-didn-t-have-to/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) > [I eat as much as I ever did, I drink more than I should, and my sex life is none of your goddamned business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-eat-as-much-as-i-ever-did-i-drink-more-than-i-should-and-my-sex/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/john-wayne/#itemlist", "name": "4 Flags Quotes By John Wayne", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Wayne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness-flag-waving-patriot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/john-wayne-2572_flag-waving_i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness_488520.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/john-wayne-2572_flag-waving_i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness_488520.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/john-wayne-2572_flag-waving_i-am-an-old-fashioned-honest-to-goodness_488520.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.” — John Wayne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sure I wave the American flag. 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