Top 45 CM Punk Quotes

I think, at some point in my wrestling career, I took myself way too seriously, and I took the wrestling business way too seriously. It probably helped sour me on the whole process. It probably helped burn me out.

Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!

I was rich before I had any money. Being rich has nothing to do with anything monetary.

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’ve kind of gotten mad over the years, reading different Punisher stories and seeing multiple Punisher movies. Nobody gets the character right.

There’s such a wide demographic who watches the WWE. And everybody’s into something different.

I’m never concerned about my beliefs hurting me in any way. I’d rather lose a job than have to lie.

I think everyone’s dream is to do nothing.

Sometimes things don’t go your way, but you get up and keep going.

Something I’m completely not open to is remaking movies.

The Shield was my idea.

I hate teaming up with people. Absolutely hate it.

I set goals, and I like to reach them and accomplish new things.

Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.

The only thing I’ve ever bought with the money I’ve made is my house.

Success is based on your perspective.

Of course I’m happy with my time in professional wrestling. I met some great people, I met my wife, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

I’m a huge fan of anything Ed Brubaker does. A lot of his ‘Daredevil’ stuff. A lot of his creator-owned stuff, too. His ‘Criminal stuff,’ I’m really into.

I have a special place in my heart for the Straight Edge Society. Never reached its full potential.

To me, Punisher is pretty black and white. He’s very simple, and at the same time, he’s very complex. I don’t know why I think I understand the guy, but I feel I do.

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.

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’ve shattered every negative stereotype people had about me.

Everybody knows how to throw a punch. Not correctly – he or she might not know how to turn the wrist or know what part of the hand to hit with. But humans instinctively know to fight, whether they bite or claw or pull hair. It’s an instinct.

I’m the kind of guy that jumps at an opportunity.

When I stopped wrestling, I literally lay in bed for two weeks.

I think everybody is always selling me short, and then I always prove them wrong.

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.

Black cats cross my path all the time. I’ll break a mirror. I have no regard for superstition.

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.

I think the best fighters are the smart guys. They do what they are good at. They’re smart about what they do.

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.’

I know people who are wealthy and they’re miserable.

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.

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 don’t believe you have to be blood to be family, so I have a lot of family members.

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.

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.

I’m not superstitious about anything in my life – except for playoff hockey. I get really kind of sketchy and weird about it. I don’t like talking about it. I don’t like making predictions.

I’m not a money guy.

On fight night, you show up. And the question becomes, ‘Did you or did you not do the work that is going to prepare you for what is about to occur?’ And I just think that’s a beautiful thing.

I remember always loving the bad guy Shawn Michaels. Everyone else always hated when he played the bad guy, but there was just something about that character I connected with.

I understand people want to see me get knocked out.

Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.