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" I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me. "
Matthew McConaughey
Rhythm
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I Can
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" I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill. "
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" You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now. "
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" Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets. I didn't want anybody's name on my backside. I personally don't like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone's likeness all over it. "
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" I personally don't like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them. "
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" What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and 'going' with this girl, 'Is this true love?' "
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" If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full - a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon's waning. "
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" See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do. "
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" I've got incredible support from my wife and family and people around me. I've got great people around me who handle anything on the outside, business-wise, who help free me up to create in my job. "
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" I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely. You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, 'Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?' You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone. "
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" 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. "
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" I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods - that's where I'm really happy. "
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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. "
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