Arnold Schwarzenegger’s take on the ‘self-made man’ went viral again because it’s 59 seconds of wisdom

Lots of people are discovering Arnold Schwarzenegger’s take on the concept of the ‘self-made man’ for the first time and it’s 59 seconds well spent.

It’s the bodybuilder turned actor turned politician turned actor turned much else besides speaking in 2017 at his University of Houston Commencement Address.

And here are just a few of the things Redditors were saying about it today.

‘Arnie has to be one of the few celebrities that is just universally loved. Nobody can hate the guy and he’s never had any major scandals.

‘I know lots of people look at celebrities as role models and most of the time that would be a bad idea but Arnie is just role model material through and through.’
ardem247

‘The single greatest argument against the requirement for a POTUS to be born on US soil.’
ogodilovejudyalvarez

‘Single greatest argument for the requirement: Elon Musk.’
Bullwinkie

‘I was gonna say he killed that speech, but he definitely terminated it.

… I’ll see myself out… 🛫’
organicsmatter

And you can watch the whole thing here.

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Source Reddit u/Swerwin