Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

You just go out and compete and try to earn whatever you can. I'm looking to get better every single day I set foot on this field.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.

I believe that anyone can be what they want to be; it just comes down to hard work.

I'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can.

We see the people that have got stars in their eyes, but if you've really got what it takes, you can get from, say the beginnings, to the top in about five years.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

There's a lot of guys that just get comfortable with their positions and rest on their laurels. I had to earn my way.

I know what I need to work on; I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world. I'm still only 35 years old... I have a fresh start physically and mentally, and I feel that I can achieve my goal to be the best again.

All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is.

I know I want to always do the best I can.

Let us suppose you become a craneman. Suppose you become a clerk in a lawyer's office. Give the best that is in you. Let nothing stand in the way of your going on.

I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.

There's always someone out there training for your spot. For my scholarship at the University of Florida, for my job with the Denver Broncos, for my position with the New York Jets. And that's the reason to get up earlier or stay up later.

If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.

All great careers are carved out by the sword.

At the beginning of my career, it was very hard to go up. Now, it's very hard to stay on top. You have to stay there, and I want to stay there so badly. I'm still standing.