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[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I was a bricklayer.

It was how I paid the bills when I first moved to America. Even the biggest title in bodybuilding, Mr. Olympia, only paid a thousand dollars back then. 

It makes me proud that in March, the winner of our Arnold Classic and our Arnold Classic UK took home more than a million dollars. He can focus on bodybuilding.

But in our day, that wasn’t an option. Some guys were teachers. Some sold insurance. Franco and I laid bricks.
We put an ad in the paper and sold ourselves as European craftsmen. We figured if people heard the accents, they would picture old-world masonry instead of two bodybuilders with a wheelbarrow. 

It worked. 

The phone rang. And then we had to go out and actually do the job, which was the part nobody could fake. Luckily, Franco knew what he was doing.

The work was simple. Mix the mortar. Set the brick. Tap it level. Scrape the edge. Then do it again. And again. Nobody claps for you. There is no crowd, no music, no trophy. There is just the next brick sitting there waiting for you.

You can still find some of the walls we built in Venice.
That’s where my lesson today comes from.

One brick doesn’t look like anything. Ten bricks don’t look like anything. A hundred bricks, you’re starting to see something, but it doesn’t impress anyone.

You just keep laying bricks until the job is done.

And you know what happens after four or five hours on a wall?

You are so damn tired, or you feel so great that you stop measuring.

You are not standing back every ten minutes asking how far from finished it is. You are covered in mortar, your hands are raw, you’re schvitzing, and you are happy. The work took the question away from you.

That is the part nobody tells you about hard work: It doesn’t just build the wall. It terminates the voice that keeps asking when the wall will be done.

[🎼🌺Music Love♥️ @ThoNg676733]

This is a classic, this is an era. 🥰

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Today in 1969, The Beatles performed their legendary rooftop concert in London.

They played for 42 minutes before being stopped by the police.

This was their last performance together.

[MotoGP™🏁 @MotoGP]

😎 @88jorgemartin, the Fresh Prince of Turn 5 in Barcelona 🔥

#SolidarityGP 🏁

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. Men worked hard. Women worked miracles. I still felt grateful though. I was taught that ability was a poor person's wealth. I'm glad I had to work for every penny I have. It feels good.

[Thomas Skinner ⚒ @iamtomskinner]

Success is made when everyone is still asleep! It’s never to early to start, anything can happen at any time! My one bit of advice I can give anyone is routine. My alarm is always set early and I’m getting things done whilst people are still sleeping 💪 have a great day. Bosh❤️

[Delboy @Dtgbuilders]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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@visordown

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@dannybeardsley @mathewm14 🤣🤣🤣

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@bootlegger1974 I had a wheelbarrow the wheel fel off. #nottscounty

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@will_moriarty @NicoleArbour 🤣🤣🤣👌🏻

[No1tingham @No1tingham]

The Fountain, Bridlesmith Gate, #Nottingham, c.1970. Credit: @NottinghamPost

[Delboy @Dtgbuilders]

@bignorms @walkingsbrill Best time of the day👌🏻

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@Paulrobey @No1tingham @itsinnottingham @NCT_Buses @NottinghamsPast @Nottinghasm @nottmhistory @NottmHeritage @Nottm_Con @ShotsOfNotts @NottinghamRocks Magic, thanks👍🏻

[Delboy @Dtgbuilders]

@Paulrobey @No1tingham @itsinnottingham @NCT_Buses @NottinghamsPast @Nottinghasm @nottmhistory @NottmHeritage @Nottm_Con @ShotsOfNotts @NottinghamRocks What was the pub?

[Delboy @Dtgbuilders]

@CharlotteDawsx Chip off the old block🤣

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Brilliant 👏👏👏

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Wow. This is heartbreaking. Poor little guy. Hope he gets all the support he needs & deserves.

[Delboy @Dtgbuilders]

@GMB @TippingPointITV @benshephard @susannareid100 @CharlotteHawkns @RichardAArnold Nearly 5 years ago on your predecessor show!

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@INXS Legend