Matthew McConaughey Quotes

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  Life is not fair, it never was and it is now and it won't ever be. Do not fall into the trap. The entitlement trap, of feeling like you're a victim. You are not.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Fall, Feelings, Life Is

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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  Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Smart, Men, Genius

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• Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Gratitude, Appreciate, Giving

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• Life is a series of commas, not periods.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Inspirational, Life, Periods

  "The McConaissance or 'I Wear No Mask'" by Timothy Braun, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 10, 2014.

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• The older you get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, l-i-v-i-n’

  Matthew McConaughey

  Confused, Men, Trying

  "The McConaissance" by Rachel Syme, www.newyorker.com. January 16, 2014.

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• If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though, is something else. It’s not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is “the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do,” no matter the outcome.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Choices, Joy, Feelings

  Matthew McConaughey's Commencement Address at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, time.com. May 17, 2015.

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  I’m a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I’m not worried about how I’m perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Selfish, Rap, Mean

  "Matthew McConaughey: Leading Man of the Year 2013" by Jessica Pressler, www.gq.com. November 14, 2013.

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  It's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Gratitude, Facts, Academy Awards

  Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.

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• There are three things, to my account, that I need each day. One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Three, Needs, Looks

  Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.

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• Try not to make a straight line crooked.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Trying, Lines, Crooked

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  There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Thinking, Differences, Knowing

  Interview with Richard Deitsch, www.si.com. October 3, 2005.

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• I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Thinking, People, Arguing

  "OSCARS Q&A: Matthew McConaughey". Interview with Pete Hammond, deadline.com. December 13, 2012.

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• So to any of us, whatever those things are: whatever it is we look up to, whatever it is we look forward to, and whoever it is we're chasin'. To that I say: Amen. To that I say: Alright, alright, alright. To that I say: Just keep livin'. Thank you.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Looks, Look Up, Amen

  Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.

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• Every hero doesn't do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over... and they stick to it.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Hero, Simple, Sticks

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• I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don't pay much attention to the past or the future.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Believe, Past, Attention

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• The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.

  Matthew McConaughey

  People, Giving, Advice

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• Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Long, Rust, Detectives

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• I don't mind assholes. It's the dork I don't trust. The dork is the one who's trying to be whatever he thinks you want him to be. I trust the asshole cause you know where he's gonna stand.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Thinking, Mind, Trying

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• First off I want to thank God, because he's the one I look up to, he's graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human kind. He has shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates. In the words of the late (British actor) Charlie Laughton, who said, 'When you got God, you got a friend and that friend is you.'

  Matthew McConaughey

  Gratitude, Opportunity, Hands

  Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.

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• We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

  Matthew McConaughey

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• I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Who I Am, Years, Victory

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• I think it's because we're looking for the meaning. Where is the meaning? We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit finance trips to the mall to buy more things that we think are going to fill these holes in our lives. Is it any wonder that we've lost our sense of direction?

  Matthew McConaughey

  Meaningful, Jobs, Thinking

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• My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Moving, Men, Needs

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• My experience in work, even going to work with Scorsese, is that people always think there's some magic trick. There's no magic trick. The people who are really good at what they do do simple things really, really well.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Simple, Thinking, People

  "Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto Had to Make Fast Choices for 'Dallas Buyers Club'". Interview with Daniel Holloway, www.backstage.com. October 31, 2013.

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• Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Hurt, Passion, Jealous

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