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Arnold Schwarzenegger to University of Southern California's Class of 2009:
"Let me tell you: You're going to find the naysayers in every turn that you make. Don't listen. Just visualize your goal. Know exactly where you want to go, trust yourself, get out there and work like hell, and break some of the rules, and never ever be afraid of failure. I couldn't have gone through one lifting event in my life if I had been afraid of failure because, of course, there's a chance that you can fail. I tried 10 times to lift, bench press 500 pounds, and I failed. But the 11th time I did it.
So, never give up and never be afraid of failure, because otherwise you box yourself in, and you limit yourself. I was never afraid to fail when I ran for governor. I was never afraid to fail to tackle anything because you should not be afraid of failure. That's just part of life. I've lived for those principles, and I've had a lot of fun doing it, and I've made a lot of money at the same time."
"Let me tell you: You're going to find the naysayers in every turn that you make. Don't listen. Just visualize your goal. Know exactly where you want to go, trust yourself, get out there and work like hell, and break some of the rules, and never ever be afraid of failure. I couldn't have gone through one lifting event in my life if I had been afraid of failure because, of course, there's a chance that you can fail. I tried 10 times to lift, bench press 500 pounds, and I failed. But the 11th time I did it.
So, never give up and never be afraid of failure, because otherwise you box yourself in, and you limit yourself. I was never afraid to fail when I ran for governor. I was never afraid to fail to tackle anything because you should not be afraid of failure. That's just part of life. I've lived for those principles, and I've had a lot of fun doing it, and I've made a lot of money at the same time."
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