Howard Hawks Quotes

You know what's cooler than being the richest guy in the room? Being the toughest guy in the room.

Sometimes I feel like John Wayne.

I still want to write Clint Eastwood a letter saying, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry for all us wimp actors. You're the truth.' I guarantee he's not the person you want to fight, even now! You look at him, and you don't want to mess with him. He would still take you down.

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.

I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you.

Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.

Power never takes a back step—only in the face of more power.

it is not decency or goodness or gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength.

Tyrants don’t respond to any kind of appeasement. Tyrants only responds to toughness.

I am king. I am lord. I am praiseworthy. I am important. I am magnificent. I am foremost. I am a hero. I am a warrior. I am a lion, and I am virile.

Remember, little girl, I’m like the thorn tree that flowers on the plain. I waft my scent to passers-by and prick he who shakes me. Don’t mess with me, Condoleezza. Don’t mess with me, girl.

I don't need a huge pit bull to tell me I'm tough.

I feel like I'm a tough guy.

A fighter walks in the room and people are like 'oooo' because everyone is trying to be a tough guy.

Having a weapon like that means you're pretty much in control of events. Nobody's going to argue with a flaming sword.

Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit violence, from superheroes to crime dramas.

I underestimated the power of 'Diego.'

When it comes to power, we know I got power, and we know I can wrestle.

As always, there was an all-American war hero look to him, coded in his tousled brown hair, his summer-narrowed hazel eyes, the straight nose that ancient Anglo-Saxons had graciously passed on to him. Everything about him suggested valor and power and a firm handshake.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

Ow do you knock out a Denizen?" asked Suzy. "I tried it myself once or twice, but just hitting them never works." "It is not the force of the blow, but the authority with which it is delivered," quoth the raven.

The affirmative class monopolize the homage of mankind. They originate and execute all the great feats. What a force was coiled upin the skull of Napoleon!

I'm the tower of power, too sweet to be sour.

Cause I bring the heater. Love me cause I'm your leader.