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“Sometimes we don’t need advice. Sometimes we just need to hear we’re not the only one.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“He talked to me about the mystery of marriage, and how when two people who are meant to be together unite, the adventure of livin side by side does not steal the individual’s sense of self, rather it enlightens and informs it.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Can we live in a way where we look forward to looking back?”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“We want lovers, friends, recruits, soldiers, and affiliations that support who we are. People, individuals, believe in themselves, want to survive, and on a Darwinistic level at least, want to have more, of ourselves. Initially, this is a visual choice. The where, what, when, and who…to our why. Upon closer inspection, which is the upfall of the politically correct culture of today, we learn to measure people on the competence of their values that we most value. When we do this, the politics of gender, race, and slanderous slang take a back seat to the importance of the values we share. The more we travel, the more we realize how similar our human needs are. We want to be loved, have a family, community, have something to look forward to. These basic needs are present in all socioeconomic and cultural civilizations. I have seen many tribes in the deserts of Northern Africa who, with nine children and no electricity, had more joy, love, honor, and laughter than the majority of the most materially rich people I’ve ever met. We have the choice to love, befriend, recruit, call to arms, associate, and support who we believe in, and more importantly, who, we believe, believes in us.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Now you can shut that door on me or we can walk through it together.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Guilt and regret kill many a man before their time. Get off the ride. You are the author of the book of your life. Turn the page.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“because we quit early or we didn’t take the necessary risk to get it. The more boots we put in the back side of our if onlys, the more we will get what we want. Don’t walk the it’s too late it’s too soon tightrope until you die.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“The inevitability of a situation is not relative; when we accept the outcome of a given situation as inevitable, then how we choose to deal with it is relative.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Time to catch the hero I’ve been chasing, see if the sun will melt the wax that holds my wings or if the heat is just a mirage.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” Gore Vidal (1925- ) - 5-8-89 - “Isn’t that the fuckin’ truth. To have style you have to have those in this order. You’ve got to know who you are before you know what you want to say then not give a damn. But knowing who you are is the base that everything else comes from. I’ve got more style now than ever before but I’m still adding to my style. You know who you are when you become independent enough to believe your own thoughts and become responsible for your actions and you not only “believe” what you want but you live what you believe. LIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE…“LIVE THE QUESTIONS FIRST, THEN WHAT YOU BELIEVE” (slight changes)…THEN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE”….. MDM. That was fun”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“I’ve never felt like a victim. I have a lot of proof that the world is conspiring to make me happy.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“Earn your Saturdays. We need discipline, guidelines, context, and responsibility early in any new endeavor. It’s the time to sacrifice. To learn, to observe, to take heed. If and when we get knowledge of the space, the craft, the people, and the plan, then we can let our freak flag fly, and create.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“I step in shit all the time and recognize it when I do. I’ve just learned how to scrape it off my boots and carry on.”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“The Soul Objective. Begin with the end in mind. What’s your story?”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights