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Arnold Schwarzenegger

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.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying that from early on, he was confident he would achieve big success and didn’t see modesty as part of his character. He acknowledges that some might criticize this attitude as arrogant, but he embraces it and hopes to always remain unapologetically bold.

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