Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman and politician, and served as the 38th Governor of the state of California.
Arnold gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. Schwarzenegger was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (A portmanteau word of Governor and Terminator, one of his film roles).
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.
Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver and has four children.
Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall, was released in October 2012. He devotes one chapter called "The Secret" to his extramarital affair. The majority of his book is about his successes in the three major chapters in his life: bodybuilder, actor, and Governor of California.
“The difference between those who adapted and those who didn't, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.”
“From the bodybuilding days on, I learnedthat everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body.”
“If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.”
“I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.”
“There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”
“Reps, reps, reps”
“You'll get more from being a peacemaker than a warrior”
“it's not what you get out of life that counts. Break your mirrors! In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. you'll get more satisfaction from having improved your neighborhood, your town, your state, your country, and your fellow human beings than you'll ever get from your muscles, your figure, your automobile, your house, or your credit rating”
“Love stories are built around people's idiosyncrasies.”
“He had a voice you couldn't miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different from the accents of other English speakers even to me. I later discovered that he was Canadian.”
“What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?”
“For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards I believe everyone deserves.”
“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.”
“I'll be back”
“I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, thyroid problem?”
“Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”
“I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.”
“The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular shirts-not always trying to show off what you have. You talk less about it. It's like you have a little BMW - you want to race the hell out of this car, because you know it's just going 110. But if you see guys driving a ferrari or a lamborghini, they slide around at 60 on the freeway because they know if they press on that accelerator they are going to go 170. These things are the same in every field.”
“All I know is that the first step is to create a vision, because when you see the vision – the beautiful vision – that creates the want power.”
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
“Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we're never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow? ”
“Get daoowwn!”
“Stop whining.”
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
“If it can bleed, we can kill it.”
“Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.”
“I have a love interest in every one of my films - a gun.”
“Your clothes. Give them to me. Now.”
“Marijuana... That's not a drug, that's a plant.”
“Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.”
“You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”