Matthew McConaughey ends speculation on Texas governor run

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"We have some problems we need to fix."  Matthew McConaughey ended speculation on whether he's running for governor of Texas. This is what he thinks about entering politics...

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00:00I'm going to continue to work and invest the bounty I have by supporting entrepreneurs,

00:05businesses and foundations that I believe are leaders, establishments that I believe

00:10are creating pathways for people to succeed in life.

00:22Listen over the past two years, I've been working on the answer to the question of how

00:26I can be most useful in this life going forward.

00:29Useful to myself, useful to my family and to the most amount of people.

00:33One category of service I've been exploring is politics.

00:36I've been considering a run for governor of Texas.

00:39I've been listening, I've been learning, been measuring and studying Texas politics and

00:44American politics.

00:45What have I learned?

00:47A lot.

00:49That we have some problems we need to fix.

00:53That our politics needs new purpose.

00:57That we have divides that need healing.

01:00That we need more trust in our lives.

01:03That we got to start shining a light on our shared values, the ones that cross party lines,

01:08the ones that build bridges instead of burn them.

01:11That our children are our greatest asset, so hey, let's be as good of parents as we

01:17can be.

01:18I've learned that freedom comes with responsibility and that great leaders serve.

01:25Whether a politician, a CEO, star quarterback, a mother, father, husband, wife, brother,

01:30friend, mentor or teacher, we lead by serving each other.

01:35We lead through our service.

01:37What is service?

01:38Service is taking on responsibility today so we can have more freedom tomorrow.

01:44Service is making the better choice for you and for me.

01:48Service is the investment we make in ourselves.

01:52So can we recognize that when we serve others, we actually serve ourselves and vice versa?

01:59Do we have the courage to help out more than we hurt?

02:03Can we expect to get what we earn more than what we think we deserve?

02:09Can we give ourselves more reasons to trust each other first instead of last?

02:15That's the leadership that we need.

02:16That's the investment in our states, in our country that we need.

02:20That's the investment we need.

02:23As a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that

02:27I would one day be considered for political leadership.

02:30It's a humbling and inspiring path to ponder.

02:34It is also a path that I'm choosing not to take at this moment.

02:37What am I going to do?

02:40I'm going to continue to work and invest the bounty I have by supporting entrepreneurs,

02:45businesses, and foundations that I believe are leaders.

02:49Establishments that I believe are creating pathways for people to succeed in life.

02:54Organizations that have a mission to serve and build trust while also generating prosperity.

03:00That's the American dream.

03:02Politicians?

03:03The good ones can help us get to where we need to go, but let's be clear, they can't

03:08do anything for us unless we choose to do for ourselves.

03:13So to the leaders and the servants out there, and the leader and servant in each one of

03:16us, cheers to you.

03:19Here's to the freedom to be you, the freedom to be me, and to our responsibility to be

03:26us.

03:27In the meantime, and at all times, and until next time, just keep living.

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