Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

I propose that a teacher's pay be tied to merit, not tenure. And I propose that a teacher's employment be tied to performance, not just showing up.

It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get abikini wax. [On his running for California Governor]

What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington.

Don't be economic Girlie-Men

I set out to be the best and I am.

I went from being the Terminator to being the governator.

Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice.

With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together.

Always listen to your inner voice, your instincts

I'll be back always sounded a little girly to me.

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

I don't suffer of anything that I've lost.

Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow body­builders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world.

Within twenty years, he was the world's biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family.

I think that we have to do everything we can to work together, Democrats and Republicans, and then if we go the initiative route like we have done in the past, go together.

I cannot - nor will not - be ordinary. I have to keep training and seeking and growing. I have to stay hungry. It is my will and so has become my nature.

The words "I Can't" should be permanently stricken from your vocabulary, especially the vocabulary of your thoughts. You must see yourself always growing and improving.

I will not fail, I will not disappoint you, I will not let you down.

Mentally it is possible to break records, once you understand that, you can do anything.

We made, actually, history, because it was the first time ever that doctors could prove that a lifelong Republican has a heart.

I never listen that you can't.

I made my fair share of mistakes.

I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen.

I have rarely seen the government do anything that was effective.

Some information I just keep to myself.

I'm sure a lot of people out there make mistakes.

My instinct was to win, eliminate anyone who is in competition, destroy my enemy and move on without any kind of hesitation at all.

I would never exchange my life with anybody else's.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

The more knowledge you have, the more you're free to rely on your instincts.

I’ve starred in a lot of science fiction movies and, let me tell you something, climate change is not science fiction, this is a battle in the real world, it is impacting us right now.

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

Mistakes are made in every other human endeavor. Why should nuclear weapons be exempt?

If it can bleed, we can kill it.

I never wanted to be a career politician. I always am interested just to take on challenges that everyone says are impossible to do and to take it on.

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.

In acting class, you talked always about keeping it real and don't act... connect with the people and connect with the partner that you're acting with. The same is also true in politics.

People say, My God, you're so disciplined. But it has nothing to do with discipline; I loved it. Because I knew that every time I went to the gym I was one step closer to winning the competition.

I believe in "love it, or change it" rather than "love it, or leave it."

One thing Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't is self-effacing. Everything has to be the biggest. His money, his muscles, his movies and his machines.

Injuries happen when your mind is beyond your body, largely when you think you're King Kong and lift weights heavier than the body can handle.

I don't criticize myself; I criticize my body.

Sometimes you do know, in 'Commando' when I said 'I lied', I knew that it was going to be a funny line. I've never had a bad line.

I am what I am - which is I have aged.

I can multitask very well. But I know exactly when to block off anything coming in from the outside and just stay focused on the film.

I think that every job that you can save is important. Every job that you can create is very important and it should not be the number one reason why we invest in infrastructure to create jobs.

When you build a career, you should never imitate anybody.

I'd always wanted to tell people that when I work on my body I'm thinking about classical sculpture, so I jumped at the chance to show off body building as an art form.

I regularly buy and sell cars, but I do not buy and sell fleets.

When you talk about the stimulus package, you can ask 1,000 different people and they - you will have 1,000 different opinions of what is the ideal stimulus package.