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CM Punk

American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist

110+ CM Punk Quotes On Aggressive, Charismatic And Innovative

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CM Punk is an American professional wrestler, actor, and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he became a two-time WWE Champion, a one-time World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion. He is also known for his outspokenness and his anti-establishment views, which have made him one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. Following is our collection on famous quotes by CM Punk on life, aggressive, charismatic.

Born
October 26, 1978
Died
February 25, 2014
Known as
American Professional Wrestler

Top 10 CM Punk Quotes

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    Sometimes it's what you don't do that makes you who you are.
    — CM Punk 346 Image Share
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    The best thing you can probably do is keep a low profile, keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, and you will learn a ton.
    — CM Punk 332 Image Share
  3. 3.
    Do you know what it's like going through life being better than everybody? It's hard.
    — CM Punk 240 Image Share
  4. 4.
    I've never stolen anything in my life, except maybe a couple hearts here and there.
    — CM Punk 238 Image Share
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    I don't want to sound egotistical, but I'm egotistical to an extent.
    — CM Punk 211 Image Share
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  7. 6.
    Haters are my favorite. I´ve built an empire with the bricks they´ve thrown at me. Keep on hating.
    — CM Punk 202 Image Share
  8. 7.
    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.
    — CM Punk 201 Image Share
  9. 8.
    I'm straight edge, and that means I'm better than you.
    — CM Punk 159 Image Share
  10. 9.
    Why could you smoke all of those cigarettes? It’s not like they are making you better… they are killing you. It seemed real idiotic to me.
    — CM Punk 87 Image Share
  11. 10.
    I'd much rather be a one-hit wonder than a phony.
    — CM Punk 81 Image Share

CM Punk Image Quotes

CM Punk Short Quotes

  • Luck? Good luck? GM, the last time I checked, luck is for losers.
    — CM Punk 68 Image Share
  • I am The Catalyst of Change
    — CM Punk 67 Image Share
  • He spilled my diet soda!
    — CM Punk 56 Image Share
  • Best of luck in your future endeavors!
    — CM Punk 52 Image Share
  • I believe Melina is wearing Uggs. Which is exactly how I feel about her.
    — CM Punk 36 Image Share
  • I'm a very goal-oriented person.
    — CM Punk 34 Image Share
  • I am the voice of the voiceless.
    — CM Punk 27 Image Share
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  • If Triple H asked you to jump off a bridge, would you? Because I think that's good for business.
    — CM Punk 21 Image Share
  • It's a good time to be CM Punk right now.
    — CM Punk 18 Image Share
  • I'm the best. I'm the best in the world.
    — CM Punk 15 Image Share

CM Punk Quotes About Life

  • I think drugs and alcohol aren't a wrestling problem, it's a life problem, it's a people problem.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • You'd figure he'd go do something with his life, like maybe he could enlist and actually become a marine!
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  • A whole bunch of people told me that if I went to WWE, I'd never make it. But it's like I never heard them. I never listened. To me, I'm exactly where I belong. I feel like I was born to do this. Whatever your walk in life is, you pick what you want to be, then go ahead and be the best one.
    — CM Punk Share
  • Whatever your walk in life is, you pick what you want to be, then go ahead and be the best one.
    — CM Punk Image Share

CM Punk Famous Quotes And Sayings

  • If something sucks, I've always been completely vocal about it, and I've been punished many, many times because of that. But I don't think I'd be in the spot I'm in right now if I wasn't me. I've always just been me.
    — CM Punk 263 Image Share
  • Different people are afforded different opportunities. I've been given some awesome opportunities, and I feel that I've always knocked them out of the park. But I've always been scaled back after that.
    — CM Punk 185 Image Share
  • I hear you guys all the time talking about Daniel Bryan, trained by Shawn Michaels. One curious thing to me is, how come you guys never mention William Regal? William Regal did the real work with this young man. Shawn Michaels took $3,000 from him, that's all he ever did.
    — CM Punk 156 Image Share
  • 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. That stuff never appealed to me and I never understood getting so messed up that you can’t even walk home or remember the previous night. I choose to live my life without it.
    — CM Punk 138 Share
  • I think it's because I'm real. Inside and outside of the ring, what you see is what you get. I'm CM Punk. I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I'm not trying to lie to the people or be fake. I'm not trying to be some crazy, outlandish character. I'm real and they appreciate that. Everything I say, it comes from the heart. It's all real.
    — CM Punk 129 Share
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  • I'm not Superman. Eventually, the grind gets to you. If you're away from your friends, you're not traveling with anyone you like, and you're doing stuff that doesn't creatively stimulate you, that's when it becomes a job.
    — CM Punk 117 Image Share
  • I've never worn a dress shirt that's been comfortable. I've always just worn dress shoes. On more than one occasion, I've heard that a champion should dress like a champion. But I'm a champion because of who I am. Who I am is not that guy. If everybody wears three-piece suits, everyone looks the same.
    — CM Punk 101 Share
  • This is how diseases are usually spread. Someone spits on a guy, somebody has sex with a chimp. Next thing you know . . . AIDS.
    — CM Punk 78 Image Share
  • In my twisted brain, I truly believe that nobody ever really dies, as long as the people that he or she touched continue to spread their legacy. I miss Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero was a great man. So right now, I don't want to hear 'CM Punk', you know the name I wanna hear.
    — CM Punk 71 Image Share
  • I'm Straight Edge for me, so what everyone else is doing, it doesn't matter. I've never been pressured to drink or smoke or anything by any of the boys, and if anything, a lot of them like me because I'm always the designated driver. I'm the one who makes sure everyone gets home alright and I'm happy doing that.
    — CM Punk 71 Share
  • Planning stuff out sucks. If you plan stuff out, you wind up talking in a very monotonous, unnatural way.
    — CM Punk 70 Image Share
  • Anybody wants to call me the Triple H of Ring of Honor, I think that's hilarious. I would prefer to call Triple H the CM Punk of the WWE.
    — CM Punk 62 Image Share
  • There's a lot of unrest. There are a lot of people who are unhappy. I don't want to say I'm their hero, but a lot of people have said that... It's like this in every job, I think. There's certain people who are afforded privileges and maybe, maybe don't deserve them.
    — CM Punk 58 Image Share
  • Don't let these tattoos fool you. I'm straight edge. I'm a man of great discipline; I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs... my addiction is wrestling - my obsession is competition. Discipline. My name is C...M...Punk.
    — CM Punk 49 Image Share
  • People like to come up to me and tell me that I’ve got nice ink. Except these tattoos aren’t just decorations. They are declarations. Every tattoo I have tells its own story about who I am. Drug-free. Honor. And a war against the system.
    — CM Punk 49 Image Share
  • The only thing I took advantage of at Extreme Rules was an opportunity to cash in my Money in the Bank contract, which I did successfully, well within the rules. You know, Jeff knows this, you know this, the fans know this: nowhere on that contract does it say, under any circumstances, 'Do not cash in on Jeff Hardy.'
    — CM Punk 39 Share
  • I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs... my addiction is wrestling - my obsession is competition.
    — CM Punk 38 Image Share
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  • I'm not a suit and tie kind of guy. I wear a suit once a year, for the Hall of Fame, or if I have to go to a funeral or something. It's just not me.
    — CM Punk 36 Image Share
  • What you've lost sight of is what you are, and what you are is what you hate. You're the 10-time WWE Champion! You're the man! You, like the Red Sox, like Boston, are no longer the underdog! You're a dynasty. You are what you hate. You have become the New York Yankees!
    — CM Punk 36 Image Share
  • I fancy myself as being very good at Guitar Hero. I really don't play any other videogames. I kind of fell in love with Guitar Hero the first time I played it, and went out and bought a system for it.
    — CM Punk 35 Image Share
  • 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.
    — CM Punk 27 Image Share
  • For some reason, talking is easy for me. Practice does make perfect; I've been doing it for a while. Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out. It's very organic.
    — CM Punk 23 Image Share
  • I'm jumping in right now. And I'm going to say that everybody I know has a 'day I met CM Punk story' and they're all 100% fabrication. It's all bullshit. Thank you.
    — CM Punk 22 Image Share
  • I like all kinds of wrestling, I like pro wrestling, so if there's a guy I've been feuding with for over a year, and damn it, the only thing left to do is beat the crap out of each other in a steel cage, then it's time to do it.
    — CM Punk 18 Image Share
  • I'm not allowed to wear my street clothes on TV because Vince McMahon says I don't look like CM Punk when I'm not in my gear.
    — CM Punk 18 Image Share
  • I drink this [whiskey glass] and I'm just another JBL? you don't get it, I'm not like you. I'm not JBL, I'm CM Punk! Sometimes it's what you don't do that makes you who you are.
    — CM Punk 17 Image Share
  • Yes, I wanted to win! I wanted the belt! I'm a belt mark! I want to sleep with it! I want to wear that and nothing else to church on Sunday!
    — CM Punk 16 Image Share
  • King Kofi Kingston. The initials are horrible but the name sounds great.
    — CM Punk 14 Image Share
  • See, Josh, that's what you do when someone slaps you in the face. So the next time it happens to you, try to retaliate.
    — CM Punk 14 Image Share
  • Screw you and your 38,000 twitter followers!
    — CM Punk 14 Image Share
  • I am STILL better than you. Because I AM drug free, I AM alcohol free, and I’m straightedge.
    — CM Punk 14 Image Share
  • Drink up, England... I WANT your liver to fail. Smoke up England, I WANT you to die.
    — CM Punk 12 Image Share
  • I am the best wrestler in the world.
    — CM Punk 11 Image Share
  • I think it's good to have different styles, though. I think it's good to have a lucha on a show, some Japanese flavor, I think MMA is a good thing, a little bit of the hardcore and the blood and guts is good. That is what makes a show for me.
    — CM Punk 10 Image Share
  • Until you announce me as the #1 contender for the WWE Championship, I suggest you watch me make snow angels.
    — CM Punk 10 Image Share
  • So what? I'm out here doing commentary with Malaria.
    — CM Punk 9 Image Share
  • One of the things I want to find out is where the hell are the WWE ice cream bars?!
    — CM Punk 9 Image Share
  • I did try out for football and wrestling but they wouldn't let me on the teams because I had blue hair.
    — CM Punk 8 Image Share
  • I came here to do a job, and my job is to hurt people.
    — CM Punk 8 Image Share
  • My chair just broke by the way. It's a billion dollar corporation and I can't get a decent chair and somebody to come out here and fix this announce table.
    — CM Punk 8 Image Share
  • Right now at the announce table we've got two kings and a queen, I'll let you figure out who's who.
    — CM Punk 7 Image Share
  • This isn't CM Punk talking to Triple H, this is Phil Brooks talking to Paul Levesque
    — CM Punk 7 Image Share
  • I train hard every day, you know. And some days are better than others. Sometimes I punch someone in the face and sometimes I get punched in the face. But I can deal with that outcome because it's instantaneous. It's in the moment and you can learn.
    — CM Punk 6 Image Share
  • If the story's there for it, if there's a reason for it, then I'm all for it. But if you throw in a barbed wire match just to do a barbed wire match, then it makes no sense to me.
    — CM Punk 6 Image Share
  • I was a huge Sub-Zero guy, but the fact that you can download Freddy Krueger is the coolest thing I've heard of in a very long time.
    — CM Punk 5 Image Share
  • He just hit himself in the dinger with a rubber.
    — CM Punk 5 Image Share
  • John, what are you doing? John, my diet soda. What are you doing?
    — CM Punk 5 Image Share
  • Hey, Colt Cabana, how you doing?
    — CM Punk 5 Image Share
  • In 50 years, your grandchildren will be asking you where you were when CM Punk beat the Undertaker's streak!
    — CM Punk 5 Image Share
  • My dream match is me and Chris Benoit against Fit Finlay and William Regal. That way I get to work with Benoit and I get to beat up and get beat up by Finlay and Regal.
    — CM Punk 4 Image Share
  • I think Mixed Martial Arts is going to be a huge thing coming up in pro wrestling, and I like to think of myself as one of the first guys to try and implement that into my style.
    — CM Punk 4 Image Share
  • I think pro wrestling doesn't seem to get a lot of mainstream attention until somebody dies.
    — CM Punk 4 Image Share
  • On the road, the WWE is a family. The divas are my sisters, and like any big brother, I don't want creeps around my little sisters.
    — CM Punk 4 Image Share
  • Can I wear your blazer?
    — CM Punk 4 Image Share
  • I had a Chicago Street Fight a couple of years back in Ring of Honor that was really bloody and really violent. That is probably the closest thing to the Extreme Elimination Chamber I can think of.
    — CM Punk 3 Image Share
  • One week I'll get pancakes at Bongo Room, the next week I go to Kuma's Corner. But I always end up at Coldstone. I love ice cream.
    — CM Punk 3 Image Share
  • I'm training at everything. Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, striking. Everything. I think to be in the UFC, you have to be well rounded at everything. That's the goal.
    — CM Punk 1 Image Share
  • I think health-wise, pro-wrestling is probably ten times worse for you than MMA.
    — CM Punk 1 Image Share
  • I like pressure. It's that kind of thing that will actually help me perform to the best of my abilities. It will help me with training. It'll help with everything.
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  • You know, I always like being the bad guy. It just comes more natural to me. I don't gotta smile, I don't gotta kiss babies. It's easier to tell people at airports at four in the morning that I'm not signing their stuff.
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  • People get hired based off of a certain look or something like that and they have no intention of paying their dues or even respecting the business. It's not a good idea to do that.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • Survivor Series is something that was very surreal to me to be a part of, but now, I just want to do it again.
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  • If you give me the ball, you'll never see it again. Because I'll knock it out of the f*****g park.
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  • Have you guys ever ghost hunted in Hawaii? No? Well, I have this fat friend... I shouldn't say fat, that might offend him, but he's Samoan and claims to have seen ghosts.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I'm the kind of person that if I'm not getting something that I need from somewhere. I don't cry about it, I'm like OK I'm going to go here and find what I need.
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  • I am officially a member of The New Breed!
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  • Mike Knox, I am also getting real sick of this! Your problem isn't me staying away from your girl... Your problem is your girl staying away from me!
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  • I will kick you in the nuts and you will smile and like it.
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  • I mean when was the last time we had one of these contract signings... that didn't end... in some sort of horrible physical calamity? So if you wanna cut to the chase, you know, we can flip the table over, we can all start beating each other up or we can at least make this entertaining.
    — CM Punk Share
  • Can we not say 'dumped' and 'Bellas' in the same sentence, please?
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I don't know if this sounds bad, but I am set. I don't spend my money. I don't buy cars or have an expensive drug habit. The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm proud of the fact that I can turn chickenshit to chicken salad.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I've always been me. The last three weeks of my career, I've cut some of the best promos I've ever cut, and I do consider myself to be a promo guy.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I'm not doing my job if people are like, "What you do is fake." And literally people on the street are confused, generally, for the first time.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • The idea of being on television is to wear your T-shirt so people see it and maybe buy it.
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  • No matter how much people want to pretend that they're embarrassed by it, that they don't watch it, everybody knows about it. It's truly, I believe, one of the only art forms that America has actually given to the world, besides jazz and comic books.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • A lot of people have used the frog splash over the years. Every one else that used it is a four star frog splash, when RVD did it, it became a five star frog splash.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I'm a living, breathing example of someone who does the same exact thing, but drugs and alcohol just aren't a part of who I am.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I'm not the kind of guy that really thinks I'm a celebrity or feels that I'm important or anything like that.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • Wrestling is pretty DIY. I've been doing it for 12 years, completely on my own. It's like being in a band or running a zine - except that I get to kick people in the face.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • Wherever I am, I think it's my show.
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  • Is he under the influence or something?
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  • Gorgeous day here in Chicago. Sure is better than Canada.
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  • The CM stands for Cole Miner.
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  • Climb up the ladder! Climb up the ladder! Are you stupid?!
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • King Kofi Kingston, that does have a nice ring to it. But not so much the initials, though.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I am stoked for this. This is my favorite part of the entire show.
    — CM Punk Image Share
  • I might wear a tux on Monday. Or a kimono!
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Life Lessons by CM Punk

  1. CM Punk taught us to never give up on our dreams and to always strive to be the best version of ourselves.
  2. He showed us that hard work and dedication can pay off, and that it’s important to stay true to our beliefs and values.
  3. He also taught us the importance of staying humble and never letting success go to our heads.

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