Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
AcceptanceCompassionGenerosityTravelUnity I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country, that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting, and more welcoming than the United States of America.
HappinessWealth Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.
CharacterGrowthPerseveranceResilienceStrength The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
Financial PlanningFiscal Responsibility Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in.
CollaborationInclusivityInnovationLeadershipUnity 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.
ExerciseSpiritStress ReliefTraining Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
FreedomGenerosityOpportunitySuccess 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.
FutureGovernanceProgress We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.
AchievementAmbitionConquestProgress 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.
ConsistencyNonchalanceRoutineTaking For Granted My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it.
CampaignsGovernanceLeadershipPolitics Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.
Champion MindsetDisciplineGrowthPerseverance 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.
CommunicationExpressionExtraordinary ActsImpactVisibility I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.
DedicationDisciplineHard WorkPersistence Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.
ConsistencyHealthLongevityRoutine I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works.
AccountabilityCivic EngagementCompassionPreparednessSocietal Strength 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.
LearningPracticePreparednessRefinement When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot of practice. You get to figure out as you go from one debate to another where you made your mistakes. By the time you get to the big debate you're pretty polished.
DifficultyLearningMemoryPerseverancePersistence If it's hard to remember, it'll be difficult to forget.
IndividualitySelf-AcceptanceUniqueness The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.
AchievementAmbitionHonorPublic Service 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.
ActionEffortPerseverancePreparationSuccess Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
Inner StrengthOvercoming ChallengesPerseverancePotentialStrength What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.