Matthew McConaughey on dissect
Matthew McConaughey108 quotes · See all“We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.”
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A coach, especially at a college level – much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level – you’re more of a teacher than an actual coach.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey You don’t look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you’re listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey The male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That’s what happens in all of them.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and ‘going’ with this girl, ‘Is this true love?’
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out to dinner. I like to take the formality out of the day’s schedule and be ready for any off-road detour.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‘Oh, you’re playing yourself.’ I guess it’s kind of a compliment.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey 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 McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey We spend so much time sublimatin’, thinkin’ about, ‘What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?’
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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You can dissect a joke just as you can a frog. But it tends to die on you.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White It’s really our relief at no longer having to do things we were never good at doing in the first place – relief at never again having to dissect a frog or memorize the periodic table.
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