Back in the day I took a lot of supplements and tons of amino acids. Still do. But back then it was pretty unusual. That's how I got the nickname The Chemist.

The more you're obsessed by something, the better chance you have of achieving it.

Live your life by the hour, not by the day. What will you achieve in the next hour?

A lot of guys have better genes but if you work hard and consistently, you can outperform them.

Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.

Continuity is how you build a physique.

To be successful in bodybuilding you have to be a good observer

So, knowing what you know now, if you had the chance to go back to, say, ’68, ’70, would you do things differently?

All's a Oneness. There's nothing else.

9/11 forced us to build another identity, to look deep and say who are we and what do we believe and is killing in the name of Islam part of that religion?No. No. No.

Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.

I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that if you do die, you need not hand it in.

It broke my heart into more pieces than my heart was made of, why can't people say what they mean at the time?

Most books are so well written they barely have any effect on the reader's senses

Greatness as a leader is measured in part by your willingness to accept daunting challenges. Achieving tough goals requires practicing the secret of commitment: Risk all to win all.

The alternative to discipline is disaster

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.