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When it comes to motivation, few people do it better than Arnold Schwarzenegger. The seven-time Mr. Olympia, Hollywood action hero, and former governor of California has built his entire life proving what determination can achieve. From a small-town kid in Austria with a dream of becoming the world’s best bodybuilder to conquering movie screens and politics, he’s spent his life redefining what’s possible. Over time, Schwarzenegger’s quotes have become a playbook for staying driven and pushing through tough obstacles. If you’re trying to get through a brutal workout, a long workweek, or a personal challenge, let Arnold’s words serve as a reminder that the only limits worth respecting are the ones you break. Inspirational Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes 1. “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.” 2. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” 3. “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.” 4. “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.” 5. “You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.” 6. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?” 7. “Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.” 8. “If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.” 9. “The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.” 10. “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.” 11. “If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will anyone else believe in you?” 12. “Never follow the crowd, go where it’s empty.” 13. “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.” 14. “Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.” Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Quotes 15. “I’ll be back.” —Terminator 16. “Hasta la vista, baby!” —Terminator 2: Judgment Day 17. “Get to the chopper!” –Predator 18. “I’m not into politics, I’m into survival.” –The Running Man 19. “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.” –Conan the Barbarian 20. “I’m no mercenary. Nobody pays me. And if I think somebody owes me something, I take it.” –Red Sonja 21. “Relax, you’ll live longer.” —Total Recall 22. “Milk is for babies. Men drink beer.” —Pumping Iron Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes on Bodybuilding and Fitness 23. “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” 24. “The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.” 25. “You can have results or excuses. Not both.” 26. “Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100 percent to your training, diet, and mental approach.” 27. “The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” 28. “Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower. With faith, there is no anxiety and no doubt—just absolute confidence in yourself. 29. “There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.” 30. “If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.” 31. “The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” 32. “You go back to the gym and you just do it again and again until you get it right.” 33. “Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit.” 34. “The greatest feeling you can get in a gym or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump. Let’s say you train your biceps, blood is rushing in to your muscles and that’s what we call the pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and its really tight and its like someone is blowing air into your muscle and it just blows up and it feels different, it feels fantastic.” 35. “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?”
