Top 258 Quotes & Sayings by CM Punk
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Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Something I'm completely not open to is remaking movies.
I have a special place in my heart for the Straight Edge Society. Never reached its full potential.
I do envision myself having kids one day, and I always wanted a little girl.
I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too.
My life used to be governed by that. I would know what day it was because I would be at 'Monday Night Raw' or 'SmackDown' on Tuesday.
When I hear people say that they don't think that I can do something or they don't think I belong somewhere, that's all it takes for me to prove them wrong, and it's motivation.
Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp.
I think everyone's dream is to do nothing.
The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house.
Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, 'I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it.' It was always there.
The do-it-yourself lifestyle is something that I've translated into wrestling.
I don't think marriage is in the cards for me. I think it's an archaic institution.
Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!
I'm never concerned about my beliefs hurting me in any way. I'd rather lose a job than have to lie.
I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.
I can be hard on myself, and I can get down on myself.
I've done things, sometimes foolishly misguided, because I wanted to give back to the fans.
I think, fundamentally, the core of everything I do is punk rock.
Doing the same old thing every day, week in and week out, it gets boring. I'm all about new challenges, new opponents.
Black cats cross my path all the time. I'll break a mirror. I have no regard for superstition.
One of my best friends in the world is Lars Frederiksen. He plays guitar for a band called Rancid.
I think you could split my fans up just like any other guy's fans. Some of them are cool, and some of them are obnoxious. But it's the variety that makes it great.
The day of my wedding, I got a FedEx in the mail. It was my termination papers. I was fired... on my wedding day.
I'm a polarizing person, so people get caught up in hoping I fail. And just like success, failure is a perspective.
I don't get why people love to hate John Cena. But as long as he gets a reaction that's positive or negative, he's doing his job.
I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life.
I think the best fighters are the smart guys. They do what they are good at. They're smart about what they do.
When someone else is making money off of you and using your body, you need to step off the carousel.
Everything I say, it comes from the heart. It's all real.
I have a Wii at home that I mainly play 'Punch-Out!' on.
I read 'Y: The Last Man' once a year.
I'm a hopeless romantic.
I'm certainly not a baby kissing, hand slapping, rah rah good guy. I definitely think there's more of an edge to my character.
It's easy to quit. It's easy to not get something that you want and just say, 'Well, that didn't work out,' and move on to the next thing.
Success is based on your perspective.
I set goals, and I like to reach them and accomplish new things.
I'm always amazed that people are shocked when their despicable action causes an equally despicable reaction.
I read 'Preacher' once a year.
I think smartphones need to send an electrical shock to a user when they get their your/you're mixed up.
I think being angry is what keeps me motivated.
There's a lot of guys in pro wrestling that just kind of have this MMA fantasy, and they never act on it. I'm acting on it. I don't want to be one of those guys who sits there and goes, 'I could have done that or I should have done that.'
There's such a wide demographic who watches the WWE. And everybody's into something different.
I grew up a wrestling fan, so to be doing what my 'heroes' were doing when I was a kid, it's fun. I have fun out there.
I'm somebody who constantly wants to challenge himself, evolve, and grow. Because if you don't, you fade. You become stagnant.
There's only one thing people love more than their heroes, and that's stomping them into the ground.
I was rich before I had any money. Being rich has nothing to do with anything monetary.
I've shattered every negative stereotype people had about me.
I'm going to be that gnarly guy that gets in somebody's face and makes it ugly. I'm a bit of a grinder.
There are always going to be detractors who will say I don't look like I'll be able to hang with Brock Lesnar. But Brock's a freak of nature, and I don't know anybody who looks like they can 'hang' with Brock Lesnar. But anyone can be choked out in seven seconds.
I believe you only have one chance on this earth, and I'm just trying to live my life and do what makes me happy.
I think everybody is always selling me short, and then I always prove them wrong.
When I started wrestling, I never wanted to go to WWE. It was the Japanese life for me.
Punk rock and straight edge will always be married together. As far as me integrating that with wrestling, I learned a lot from punk rock.
I love the sport, and I have for a long time. I'd stay up late and watch the Pride New Year's Eve shows. I watch all the UFC pay-per-views. I'm a fan. I love this stuff.
WWE doesn't do anything to protect the wrestlers; they do things to protect themselves.
Sometimes things don't go your way, but you get up and keep going.
I like winning or losing, failing or succeeding on my own merit.
I understand people want to see me get knocked out.
I don't measure myself against my coaches, I don't measure myself against my teammates. If I'm doing jiu-jitsu for sport, I don't measure myself against the guy I'm rolling with or whatever belt he is or how many stripes he has on his belt. I measure myself every day against the guy I was yesterday.
Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.
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