Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes (245 Quotes)

A careful balance of appealing to the Republicans in the hall, while not alienating his pro-Democratic state.

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.

And so I could feel, on the campaign trail, not just the great rushing joy of politics but the deeper joy of patriotism. This is a wonderful feeling, I think the most important feeling in a democracy.

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

There's the main event, then there is the sideshow, ... I don't care about the sideshow.

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

Look, I'm an immigrant, so I know what it is like to dream about coming to America and then to get here and be able to make your dreams a reality, ... Of course, there are millions of people who want to come here. Let's help them, let's find a legal way t

is my full-time job.

I don't have to think about running for president because the constitution doesn't even allow me to do that.

Or should we create a rainy day fund so that we have extra money available so that we can fill that hole. We should live within our means.

No matter what the outcome of the election, we have to sit down and talk, ... This place is ready to boom. It could be another Gold Rush here. So let's start putting a program together for infrastructure that's really big thinking like landing a man on the moon kind of vision. Big.

I'll be back.

Let me tell you that I am not in this just for a short run, ... But I am going to make an official announcement Friday, this Friday. I believe very strongly in follow-though. Follow-though is the most important thing. If you start something you've got to finish it.

As I said in my campaign all along, I want to reach out. I want to be the people's governor,

I've had a lot to learn.

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

There are so many high school students who are not interested in going to a four-year college to be a doctor or lawyer but who want to learn a trade,

They wouldn't accept the status quo, ... They fought for this charter, walking door to door to gather petitions and taking their case to the school board. They put students first and let everyone know that failure is not an option.

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

In California yesterday, Arnold Schwarzenegger offered a preview of what he'll say in Ohio on Friday when he campaigns for Bush-Cheney. This reminds me of the days when Ronald Reagan was in office and he was fighting communism, ... There were some people out there criticizing him Reagan, saying 'This is crazy, he's a warmonger' and all of this kind of criticisms. And in the end, he proved right. He wore them down because he showed great leadership, and communism fell apart.

We all know that California right now is going in the wrong direction. We all know that businesses are leaving, and with them, the jobs are leaving.

It doesn't matter what the income level of your family is, or if English is the first or second language. It makes no difference. The bottom line is that every child can be an academic champion, an academic champion and a superstar in academics.

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

There are so many people out there who need to be reached.

I feel most comfortable with the way it is right now, ... Eventually, in a few years from now, you can re-address it again and see what the people of California think. You cannot force-feed those kind of things.

In the movie business, ... we call this the sequel.

I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups.

The federal government has so far fallen short with showing leadership when it comes to the environment. ... Hopefully, they'll follow and they're going to do that all over the country.

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

I believe that children should be insured, but this bill fails to address a critical question How to pay for it

I believe our school children should have the ability to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in their classrooms and I urge the groups who are involved in this case to appeal today's ruling.

I have inhaled, exhaled everything.

The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.

The fact is that the employee union bosses have simply too much power over the budget, too much power over their members' paycheck and too much power over our state,

I'm passionate about California. I'm very passionate because I have been received by Californians with open arms in 1968 when I came here as an immigrant, when I had no money, and the Californians reached out and helped me to be where I am today. And now it's time for me to give something back to California.

Today California has given me the greatest gift of all You've given me your trust by voting for me,

When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

meant the Chinese people are giving change a chance, they're giving tolerance a chance, they're giving inclusion a chance, and they're giving love a chance.

I'm going to follow through with this here. I'm not in there for three years. I originally got into this to finish the job. I'm in there for seven years. Yes, I will run for governor.

Those kinds of reforms we're talking about maybe it takes a year, two years, three years,

I've met with the president several times in the past. We've worked together, and we have a good working relationship, ... ... We would have appreciated it if he had done his fundraising after Nov. 8.

We will either shape the future or suffer it, ... Give me the tools to do the job you elected me to do, and together we will build a better California.

I am going to run for governor of the state of California,

Today this is a site of devastation, ... but we will come together once again as Californians and as neighbors.

It will be the most advanced spa in the world, ... I know my wife will be here every day.

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.

Everything I have is because of California. I came here with absolutely nothing, and California has given me absolutely everything,

Political courage is not political suicide.

In the movie business, we call this the sequel, ... Through the recall, what we have done is change the governor, but don't think for a minute we have changed the system.

Those public employee union bosses think they already control the legislators, they already control everyone up there in Sacramento, and now, because they have the money, they want to control all of you, ... They want to raise your taxes. It's all going in that direction -- raising your taxes. But I'm here as your warrior, remember that. I want to protect you.