"I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem?"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a renowned actor, former bodybuilder, and politician known for his impactful career and motivational insights.
- Born
- July 30, 1947
- Quotes
- 393
- Rank
- #378
Quote collection
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"If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it."
"The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you."
"Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety."
"With strength and determination you can do anything you want in life, as long as you believe in yourself, because if you don't, no one else will."
"Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach."
"I believe in the philosophy of staying hungry. If you have a dream and it becomes a reality, don't stay satisfied too long. Make up a new dream and hunt after that one and turn it into a reality."
"I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun."
"The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy."
"The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams."
"Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner."
"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."
"What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?"
"As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America."
"The general definition of being muscle-bound is that you have so many muscles that you can't move freely. I don't know of any bodybuilder in that category; in fact, many of them are quite active in other sports."
"If you want to be a champion you cannot have any kind of an outside negative force coming in to deflect you."
"Obviously, I've made statements that were ludicrous and crazy and outrageous and all those things, because that's the way I always was."
"My only rule is to keep moving, for a pump and cardio at the same time. Rest as little as possible. After an hour, you will feel fantastic and your muscles won't know what hit them."
"The only way to be a champion is by going through these forced reps and the torture and pain. That's way I call it the torture routine. Because it's like forced torture. Torturing my body. What helps me is to think of this pain as pleasure. Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure. And so when I am experiencing pain I'm in heaven. It's great. People suggest this is masochistic. But they're wrong. I like pain for a particular reason. I don't like needle's stuck in my arm. But I do like the pain that is necessary to be a champion."
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow."