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“I never have really become accustomed to the 'John.' Nobody…” quote by John Wayne — Download Open image

“I never have really become accustomed to the 'John.' Nobody ever really calls me John... I've always been Duke or Marion or John Wayne. It's a name that goes well together, and it's like one word - John Wayne.”

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