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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.

Maria is the best reason to come home.

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

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

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