Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
FutureProgressGovernance We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.
HappinessWealth Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.
StrengthPerseveranceInner StrengthPotentialOvercoming Challenges 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.
PoliticsLeadershipCampaignsGovernance Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.
AmbitionAchievementProgressConquest 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.
ConsistencyRoutineHealthLongevity 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.
TrainingStress ReliefSpiritExercise Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
PerseveranceDisciplineGrowthChampion Mindset 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.
Financial PlanningFiscal Responsibility Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in.
RoutineTaking For GrantedNonchalanceConsistency My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it.
Civic EngagementAccountabilitySocietal StrengthCompassionPreparedness 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.
UnityInclusivityInnovationLeadershipCollaboration 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.
PracticeLearningPreparednessRefinement 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.
TravelUnityAcceptanceGenerosityCompassion 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.
SuccessEffortPreparationActionPerseverance Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
AmbitionAchievementPublic ServiceHonor 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.
IndividualityUniquenessSelf-Acceptance The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.
CompassionGenerosityAcceptanceWelcomingNationality There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America.
SuccessFreedomOpportunityGenerosity 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.
MemoryDifficultyPerseveranceLearningPersistence If it's hard to remember, it'll be difficult to forget.
StrengthResilienceCharacterGrowthPerseverance The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
CommunicationExpressionImpactVisibilityExtraordinary Acts I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.
DedicationHard WorkDisciplinePersistence Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.
PridePatriotismCitizenshipMemoryAchievement 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.
WealthPhilanthropyHumilityEqualitySustainability I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences.
FameSelf-PerceptionIdentityPublic ImageAttention I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen.
FailureHuman FallibilityResilience Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.
Unity No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.
Self-PerceptionIdentityInner Value I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.
Education 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.
PerseveranceAmbitionSuccess I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.
Films 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.
MoneyInvestment I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.
AmbitionVisionInnovationFuture I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.
SecurityProtectionFinancial Stability 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.