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Last Updated on December 19, 2022

Austrian-American actor turned politician. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we’re talking about none other than the 6x Mr. Olympia – Arnold Schwarzenneger!

There are people out there exhibiting multidimensional talent from a single vessel and Mr. Schwarzennger is one of them. This guy set the bar supremely high.

Some of his movies have a special place in our childhood. I’m talking about Jingle All The Way; if you know, you know!

It’s been more than a decade since I’ve watched The Terminator, but I can still vividly recall his stellar performance’. The iconic duo of Sylvester Stallone and Schwarzenneger Escape Plan and The Expendables revived their legacy for Gen-Z. 

Here are some of Mr. Arnold’s quotes that will inspire you profoundly. Happy scrolling!

Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

1. “I never felt that I was good enough, strong enough, smart enough. He let me know that there was always room for improvement. A lot of sons would have been crippled by his demands, but instead, the discipline rubbed off on me.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

2. “The more knowledge you have, the more you’re free to rely on your instincts.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

3. “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, ‘Twins’.

4. “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, ‘Commando’.

5. “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, ‘Commando’.

6. “Come with me if you want to live.”

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– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’.

7. “Ha ha ha, you think this is the real quid? It is!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Total Recall’.

8. “Not many people understand what a pump is. It must be experienced to be understood. It is the greatest feeling that I get. I search for this pump because it means that my muscles will grow when I get it. I get a pump when the blood is running into my muscles. They become really tight with blood.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

9. “You want to be a farmer? Here’s a couple of acres!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Last Action Hero’.

10. “Who is your daddy, and what does he do?”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Kindergarten Cop’.

11. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

12. “When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

13. “I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Conan the Barbarian’.

14. “Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Conan the Barbarian’.

15. “Your levity is good, it relieves tension and the fear of death.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’.

16. “It’s not a tumor! It’s not a tumor, at all.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Kindergarten Cop’.

17. “Put the cookie down, now!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Jingle all the way’.

18. “Remember Sully when I promised to kill you last? I lied”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

19. “You’re a choirboy compared to me! A choirboy!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘End of Days’.

20. “I will be back.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator’.

21. “I did nothing, the pavement was his enemy!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Twins’.

22. “Here is Subzero; now, plain zero!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘The Running Man’.

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23. “I live to see you eat that contract.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘The Running Man’.

24. “In those, you howl for two hours and you feel like you get a six-pack of ab muscles from all the laughs!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

25. “Consider that a divorce.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Total Recall’.

26. “You’re a funny guy, Sully, I like you. That’s why I’m going to kill you last.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

27. “I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator 2’.

28. “I hope you leave enough room for my fist, because I’m going to ram it into your stomach and break your goddamn spine!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘The Running Man’.

29. “You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘True Lies’.

30. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Total Recall’.

31. “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?”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

33. “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, ‘Predator’.

34. “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, ‘Twins’.

35. “What’s the matter, CIA got you pushing too many pencils?”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

36. “There’s something out there waiting for us, and it ain’t no man. We’re all gonna die.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

37. “I didn’t leave bodybuilding until I felt that I had gone as far as I could go. It will be the same with my film career. When I feel the time is right, I will then consider public service. I feel that the highest honor comes from serving people and your country.”

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– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

38. “I ain’t got time to bleed.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

39. “What the hell are you.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

40. “I was always interested in proportion and perfection. When I was 15 I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need 20-inch arms to match the rest of me.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.

41. “Here’s a couple of Achers!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Last Action Hero’.

42. “There is no bathroom!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Kindergarten Cop’.

43. “We made, actually, history, because it was the first time ever that doctors could prove that a lifelong Republican has a heart.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘True Lies’.

44. “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.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Twins’.

45. “The difference between those who adapted and those who didn’t, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

46. “If it bleeds, we can kill it.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Predator’.

47. “Hasta la vista, baby!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’.

48. “I’m no Frank Sinatra. The only time I sing in real life is at the end of a party when I want the guests to leave.”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Terminator Genesis’.

49. “What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Conan the Barbarian’.

50. “I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I’m very hungry!”

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Commando’.