Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

I believe with all my heart that America remains ‚the great idea‘ that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.

The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.

When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

In this country, it doesn’t make any difference where you were born. It doesn’t make any difference who your parents were. It doesn’t make any difference if, like me, you couldn’t even speak English until you were in your twenties.

I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups.

I would never exchange my life with anybody else’s.

It’s time to stop thinking of the Republican Party as an exclusive club where your ideological card is checked at the door, and start thinking about how we can attract more solution-based leaders like Nathan Fletcher and Anthony Adams.

The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression – all of that is very important.

I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento.

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America’s servicemen and women.

We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.

And now, of course this is another thing I didn’t count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.

I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.

Maria is the best reason to come home.

One of my movies was called ‚True Lies.‘ It’s what the Democrats should have called their convention.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people’s trust in their government.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.

Women are the engine driving the growth in California’s economy. Women make California’s economy unique.

To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

I came to Hollywood and within a decade I was one of the biggest action stars of all time.

The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.

For 20 years, Simon & Schuster asked me, ‚Why don’t you write your autobiography?‘

I’m not looking for sympathy at all.

Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.

People need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you’re covered and there’s not someone else has to pay for you. That is as simple as that.

‚I’ll be back‘ always sounded a little girly to me.

The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria – when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

I am the most helpful and open up doors for everyone and I like to share.

It’s simple, if it jiggles, it’s fat.

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.

Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.

People should make up their own mind about what they think of me.

As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.

I have inhaled, exhaled everything.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Even with my divorce and with everything, I don’t need money.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Government’s first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

Well, you know, I’m the forever optimist.

If it’s hard to remember, it’ll be difficult to forget.

Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.

I went from being the Terminator to being the governator.

I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem?

I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.

If it bleeds, we can kill it.

Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.

My relationship to power and authority is that I’m all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.

I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.

As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.