 As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America. |
| No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people. |
| 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. |
| One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. |
| Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer. |
| 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. |
| I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento. |
| To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates. |
| In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits. |
| Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million. |
| Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body. |
| 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. |
| 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 have a love interest in every one of my films - a gun. |
| Political courage is not political suicide. |
| 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 welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future. |
| Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. |
| I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will. |
| I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street. |
