Quotes by Arnold Schwarzenegger

“As you know, Im 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.”

“You cant tell a kid that its time to exercise; thats a turn-off...you have to say Lets go to the park and have some fun. Then you get them to do some running, play on the swings, practice on the balance beam, basically get a full workout disguised as play.”

“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 California and stand in Madison Square Garden to speak on behalf of the President of the United States that is an immigrants dream. It is the American dream.”

“I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.”

“The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer.”

“Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.”

“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man”

“Money doesnt make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.”

“I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.”

“Its the most difficult [decision] Ive made in my entire life, except the one I made in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.”

“If its hard to remember, itll be difficult to forget.”

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

“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.”

“In this country, it doesnt make any difference where you were born. It doesnt make any difference who your parents were. It doesnt make any difference if, like me, you couldnt even speak English until you were in your twenties.”

“Governments first duty and highest obligation is public safety.”

“One of my movies was called True Lies. Its what the Democrats should have called their convention.”

What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?

The difference between those who adapted and those who didnt, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.

I always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments.

I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me.