Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

I’ve always gotten away with more in life than in my dreams.

biology and giddyup DNA and work. Genetics and willpower. Life’s a combination.

Some get the genes but never the work ethic or resilience. Others work their ass off but never had the innate ability. Others have both and never rely on the first.

Want her don’t need her.

All I want is what I can see,

all I can see is in front of me.

“It is not about win or lose, it is about do you accept the challenge,”

Pat then did his best Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man imitation and said, “Pat good, Neiman on leash,” which didn’t really make sense to me because he was pretending to be blind, not autistic, but I rolled with it.

“Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life.”

Get off the ride. You are the author of the book of your life. Turn the page.

“I only wanna fly with you.”