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.
- “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
- “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
- “Believe in yourself.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “Don’t listen to the naysayers.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Dreams are for dreamers. Goals are for achievers.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Every morning you have 2 choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “I always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “I don’t spend much time thinking back. I like to move forward.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “I don’t walk away from things that I think are unfinished.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “I never listened to anyone who said I can’t do something.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “I’m a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it’s done.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will anyone else believe in you?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “In reality your actions can have lasting consequences.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Life may be full of pain but that’s not an excuse to give up.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “My definition of living is to have excitement always; there’s a difference between living and existing.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “Start wide, expand further, and never look back.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you. Not against you.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “We always have to go beyond limits.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “When you think you can’t, you better convince yourself you can and push harder.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “You can have results or excuses. Not both.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “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
- “You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “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
- “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, expect to win.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “You’ve got to help others. Don’t just think about yourself. Help others.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
