Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy.

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Start wide, expand further, and never look back.

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

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 think Americans are very patriotic.

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

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

I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.

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.

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

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

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.

Political courage is not political suicide.

I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences.

I'm not looking for sympathy at all.

Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.

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.