Best quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger an Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, businessman, author, philanthropist, activist, politician, and former professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. He served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. His breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982, a box-office hit that resulted in a sequel.

In 1984, he appeared in the title role of James Cameron’s critically and commercially successful science-fiction thriller film The Terminator. The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second most important professional bodybuilding event in recent years, is named after him. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, as well as the sport’s most charismatic ambassador.

Some of the best quotes from Arnold Schwarzenegger are listed below.

1. “All I know is that the first step is to create a vision, because when you see the vision – the beautiful vision – that creates the want power.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
2. “Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect. And as you move up and become successful, make sure also to be hungry for helping others.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. “Believe in yourself.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
4. “Don’t listen to the naysayers. Make sure that you’re working your butt off. Make sure that you have a very clear vision of where you want to go. Don’t shoot for lower goals – shoot for the stars.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
5. “Don’t listen to the naysayers.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
6. “Dreams are for dreamers. Goals are for achievers.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. “Every morning you have 2 choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
8. “Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
9. “For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
10. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
11. “Good things don’t happen by coincidence. Every dream carries with it certain risks, especially the risk of failure. But I am not stopped by risks. Supposed a great person takes the risk and fails. Then the person must try again. You cannot fail forever. If you try ten times, you have a better chance of making it on the eleventh try than if you didn’t try at all.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
12. “Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
13. “I always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
14. “I don’t spend much time thinking back. I like to move forward.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
15. “I don’t walk away from things that I think are unfinished.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
16. “I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
17. “I love it when people say that something can’t be done. That’s when I really get motivated; I like to prove them wrong.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
18. “I never listened to anyone who said I can’t do something.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
19. “I never went to a competition to compete. I went to win. Even though I didn’t win every time, that was my mindset.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
20. “I’m a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it’s done.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
21. “I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
22. “If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
23. “If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will anyone else believe in you?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
24. “If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
25. “If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
26. “If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
27. “In reality your actions can have lasting consequences.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
28. “It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if you’re too well behaved and don’t want to break the rules. You have to think outside the box.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
29. “It’s not what you get out of life that counts. Break your mirrors! In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. you’ll get more satisfaction from having improved your neighborhood, your town, your state, your country, and your fellow human beings than you’ll ever get from your muscles, your figure, your automobile, your house, or your credit rating.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
30. “Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we’re never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
31. “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
32. “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
33. “Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
34. “Life may be full of pain but that’s not an excuse to give up.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
35. “Life’s six rules for success. 1. Trust yourself. 2. Break some rules. 3. Don’t be afraid to fail. 4. Ignore the naysayers. 5. Work like hell. 6. Give something back.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
36. “Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
37. “My definition of living is to have excitement always; there’s a difference between living and existing.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
38. “Not every legend is a myth, some are flesh and blood. Some legends walk among us, but they aren’t born, they’re built. Legends are made from iron & sweat, mind and muscle, blood and vision and victory. Legends are champions, they grow, they win, they conquer. There’s a legend behind every legacy, there’s a blueprint behind every legend.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
39. “Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
40. “Rest, let your body relax and grow. Work up gradually and don’t blow it. Sometimes you can do so much your mind gets sick of it. Remember what I said earlier: Keep your mind hungry. People have a tendency to overdo things at first and then sluff off.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
41. “Something burned inside me. I wanted to be different; I was determined to be unique. I was driven to think big and to dream big.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
42. “Start wide, expand further, and never look back.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
43. “Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
44. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
45. “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
46. “The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you. Not against you.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
47. “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
48. “The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
49. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
50. “The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
51. “The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
52. “There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
53. “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
54. “We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There’s really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
55. “We always have to go beyond limits.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
56. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
57. “What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn’t think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
58. “When you think you can’t, you better convince yourself you can and push harder.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
59. “While you’re out there partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard. Someone is getting smarter and someone is winning. Just remember that.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
60. “Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
61. “You can have results or excuses. Not both.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
62. “You can have the best ship in the world, but if the captain doesn’t know where to go, he’s going to just drift around and is going to get lost.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
63. “You can’t be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision and you know that it is the right thing to do, and success will come. So don’t be afraid to fail.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
64. “You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
65. “You must have a sincere and burning desire to achieve what you dream, dedicate yourself to making progress, and take control of your circumstances to change your body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
66. “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, expect to win.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
67. “You’ve got to help others. Don’t just think about yourself. Help others.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger