245 Quotes by Matt Damon

The thing that I like about Germany is that Germans are so much like us. It’s not like going to some other countries, where the differences are overwhelming and you walk around in a fog. Germans are so similar to Americans.

If you can’t help people, then what is the point of being successful?

I didn’t grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest of the world, that’s great wealth.

My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn’t have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.

I’m becoming far more interested in just functionality and making sure my body is as strong as it can be so I can swing my kids around and not worry about aches and pains.

Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.

My wife is my soul mate. I can’t imagine being without her.

Success is not something I’ve wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that’s true, big-time success. If not, it’s much ado about nothing.

We’re here for such a short time. When your great-great-grandkids study history, don’t you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution?