Books

10 Insightful Quotes From Matthew McConaughey’s “Greenlights”

A book full of great life lessons

Brad
3 min readSep 25, 2021

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The wisdom in the book “Greenlights” was definitely life-changing. He’s got an often outlandish view on life that is also incredibly practical, simple, and easy to implement.

Let’s take a look at some of the best quotes from the book “Greenlights”:

1. “I’d rather lose money having fun than make money being bored”-McConaughey’s father

We want to make money so we are safe, but are we forgetting about the fun that enriches our lives in the process?

2. “Stepping in shit is inevitable, so let’s either see it as good luck or figure out how to do it less often”

Our perception of misfortune, it often just that, our perception. We have the chance to be the author of its impact.

3. On writing, “I never wrote down things to remember, I always wrote things down so I could forget”

Writing is not always about creating importance, but about the release of creativity.

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