Matthew McConaughey
American actor, born in Uvalde, Texas, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club at the 2014 ceremony and wrote the 2020 memoir Greenlights.
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Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
Their wordsthis gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don’t. It really is. But this should be a nonpartisan issue. This should not be a partisan issue.
↗Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Matthew McConaughey (White House transcript, 7 June 2022)bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordswe are not as divided as we’re being told we are.
↗Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Matthew McConaughey (White House transcript, 7 June 2022)bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsWe can’t truly be leaders if we’re only living for reelection.
↗Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Matthew McConaughey (White House transcript, 7 June 2022)bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 1 day earlier
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Their wordsThere is a difference between control and responsibility. The first is a mandate that can infringe on our right; the second is a duty that will preserve it. There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility.
↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 1st of 4 in this piece
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Keeping firearms away from dangerous people is the best way to protect the Second Amendment
Their wordsKeeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people is not only the responsible thing to do, it is the best way to protect the Second Amendment.
↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsUnless you are in the military, you should be 21 years old to purchase an assault rifle. I’m not talking about 12-gauge shotguns or lever-action hunting rifles. I’m talking about the weapon of choice for mass murderers, AR-15s.
↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsA waiting period to purchase an assault rifle is an acceptable sacrifice for responsible gun owners when it can prevent a mass shooting crime of passion or suicide.
↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 4th of 4 in this piece
- 19 months earlier
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Their wordsthe beautiful part about democracy is the confrontation brings unity. And if you invalidate or illegitimize or persona non grata the opposition, that’s not real confrontation. That’s not real democracy.
↗Matthew McConaughey On His New Book “Greenlights” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, video and transcript, 11 November 2020)hughhewitt.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsSo we’ve got to find our common denominators, values that we can all agree on, the simple ones. It’s not rocket science. Start moving forward with a little trust again.
↗Matthew McConaughey On His New Book “Greenlights” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, video and transcript, 11 November 2020)hughhewitt.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 7 years earlier
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Their wordsHe has shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.
↗Actor in a Leading Role acceptance speech, 86th Academy Awards, 2 March 2014 (Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database, Margaret Herrick Library)aaspeechesdb.oscars.org 1st of 2 in this piece
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A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
Their wordsmy hero's always 10 years away. I'm never gonna be my hero. I'm not gonna attain that; I know I'm not. And that's just fine with me, because that keeps me with somebody to keep on chasin'.
↗Actor in a Leading Role acceptance speech, 86th Academy Awards, 2 March 2014 (Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database, Margaret Herrick Library)aaspeechesdb.oscars.org 2nd of 2 in this piece