"The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that."

"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."

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

"You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today."

"Maria is the best reason to come home."

"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."

"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."

"In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties."

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

"I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups."

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

"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."

"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that."

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

"Political courage is not political suicide."

"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."

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

"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character."

"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."

"My relationship to power and authority is that I'm 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."

"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."

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

"The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent."

"One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention."

"Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter."

"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women."

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

"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."

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

"There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America."

"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."

"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body."

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

"Women are the engine driving the growth in California's economy. Women make California's economy unique."

"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento."

"Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety."

"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 doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old."

"I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

"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."

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

"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."

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

"My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession."