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McConaughey is a successful American film actor, producer, and model known for his acting roles in romantic comedies and dramas. He is a six-time Academy Award nominee.
His career began when he starred in the 1995 film Dazed and Confused. In several minor films, he appeared before starring as the main antagonist Josh Hamilton in the epic romance-drama film A Time to Kill (1996), which gave him critical acclaim. In 1997, McConaughey appeared as Steve Sherman in the science fiction action-adventure film Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan.
Matthew McConaughey is one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors with his charming personality and most talented actors of all time. He has been nominated for tons of awards throughout his career and is one of the most bankable stars today in the movies industry, with a net worth estimated to be around $150 million.
The quotes below will give you inspiration & motivation to become a better person than anyone else.
Top 45 Most Inspiring Matthew McConaughey Quotes
“Life is a series of commas, not periods.”
“We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.”
“Instead of denying these fears, declare them, say them out loud, admit them, give them the credit they deserve…Find the courage to overcome them.”
“There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.”
“I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.”
“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.”
“Every hero doesn’t do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over…and they stick to it.”
“Life is not a popularity contest. Take the hill, but first answer the question: What is my hill?”
“The best education I’ve had in my life is to travel.”
“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.”
“My rule is to break one sweat a day.”
“My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.”
“If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.”
“God has shown me that it’s a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.”
“You ever get in a rut? Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? I have. You are going to make mistakes — own them, make amends, and move on. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. Turn the page, get off the ride. YOU are the author of the book of your life. Turn the page.”
“We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.”
“You see, I crossed a truth that morning. Did I find it? I don’t know, I think it found me. Why? Because I put myself in a place to be found. I put myself in a place to receive the truth.”
“The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.”
“It’s a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.”
“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.”
“You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.”
“I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.”
“Be brave. Take the hill. But first answer the question, ‘What is my hill?’”
“Life is not fair, and 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.”
“A man should always have his diary on him. That way he’s guaranteed to have something incredible to read.”
“If I’m doing something I do like to take it to the limit. I’ve got a high ceiling. A wide threshold for seeing what those boundaries are for myself. I’m very resilient inside. I find things that I like and do and boy, I do like to stick to them.”
“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.”
“My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself. Don’t say you can do something when you really can’t.”
“Now, you lose something in your life…and there’s gonna come a time that you’re gonna know: there was a reason for that. And at the end of your life, all the things you thought were periods, they turn out to be commas. There was never a full stop to any of it.”
“There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.”
“Best thing you could probably do as a father is make sure they see how you love their mother.”
“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.”
“There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.”
“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.”
“I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.”
“The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not ‘I know who I am,’ but rather “I know who I am not’ process of elimination.”
“Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.”
“I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don’t pay much attention to the past or the future.”
“Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.”
“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”
“Just because you can? Nah, it’s not a good enough reason to do something. Even when it means having more, be discerning, choose it, because you want it, do it because you want to.”
“I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.”
“I don’t dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don’t know, people’s perceptions of me. I truly don’t.”
