33 Best Quotes from “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey

Business & Books
2 min readAug 3, 2023

Below are the 33 Best Quotes from Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey:

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33 Best Quotes

  1. Stepping in shit is inevitable, so let’s either see it as good luck, or figure out how to do it less often. When you do step in shit, wipe it off and move on
  2. Never feel like a victim
  3. How you decide to act in the face of the inevitable decides your life
  4. You can: Persist, Pivot, or Concede. It’s your choice, every time
  5. Don’t hate. Never say you can’t. Don’t lie
  6. Don’t be a coward, stand up
  7. Boundaries to Freedom: We need structure, borders, finite, and resistance to have order. This order creates responsibility. The responsibility creates judgement. The judgement creates choice. In the choice, lies the freedom
  8. Take responsibility for who you are and what you stand for
  9. Be responsible for your actions
  10. Knowing what do to isn’t the hard part, know when to do it is. Act early
  11. Life is a combination. You need the hard work and ability
  12. Common sense is necessary along with your knowledge
  13. One in a row. Any success only takes one. Then do it…

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