"If you work hard and play by the rules this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything."

"I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun."

"Even with my divorce and with everything I dont need money."

"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of Americas servicemen and women."

"My body is like breakfast lunch and dinner. I dont think about it I just have it."

"In our society the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits."

"Start wide expand further and never look back."

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

"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 didnt think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know."

"Its simple if it jiggles its fat."

"My relationship to power and authority is that Im 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."

"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."

"Political courage is not political suicide."

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

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

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

"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."

"The future is green energy sustainability renewable energy."

"Well I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in."

"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."

"Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training diet and mental approach."

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

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

"Governments first duty and highest obligation is public safety."

"Maria is the best reason to come home."

"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 doesnt matter if youre a Democrat or a Republican young or old."

"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."

"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."

"Women are the engine driving the growth in Californias economy. Women make Californias economy unique."

"The best activities for your health are pumping and humping."

"I had this child and it destroyed my family."

"Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed."

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

"I welcome and seek your ideas but do not bring me small ideas bring me big ideas to match our future."

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

"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."