Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes - page 2

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
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. View quote
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Political courage is not political suicide. View quote
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I didn't leave bodybuilding until I felt that I had gone as far as I could go. It will be the same with my film career. When I feel the time is right, I will then consider public service. I feel that the highest honor comes from serving people and your country. View quote
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Start wide, expand further, and never look back. View quote
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My fellow Americans, this is an amazing moment for me. To think that a once-scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become governor of the state of California and then stand here... then stand here in Madison Square Garden and speak on behalf of the president of the United States - that is an immigrant's dream. It is the American dream. View quote
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Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed. View quote
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Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America. View quote
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My friend James Cameron and I made three films together - True Lies, The Terminator and Terminator 2. Of course, that was during his early, low-budget, art-house period. View quote
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You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today. View quote
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You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government. View quote
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I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body. View quote
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The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams. View quote
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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. View quote
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To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates. View quote
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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. View quote
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I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government. View quote
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My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession. View quote
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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. View quote
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Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything. View quote
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I made my fair share of mistakes. View quote
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In those days you didn't have to deal with the black market. You could go to your physician and just say, 'Listen, I want to gain some weight, and I want to take something.' Then the physician would say, 'Do it six weeks before competition, then it will be safe.' And that's what you would do. The dosage that was taken then versus taken now is not even 10 percent. It's probably 5 percent. View quote
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Bodybuilders party a lot, and once, in Gold's - the gym in Venice, California, where all the top guys train - there was a black girl who came out naked. Everybody jumped on her and took her upstairs, where we all got together. View quote
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