Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in a small town in Austria. His family was very poor and money were always a problem. He had a very difficult childhood. His alcoholic father who was a police officer and a part of the Nazi Party, was always very strict and abusive towards him. His goal was to make him more submissive, obedient and afraid of him. But that had an opposite effect on Arnold.
At the age of 21, with little money, barely speaking English, He Moved To America to fulfill his dream.
In 1969 Arnold got his first role in "Hercules in New York". He also continued to focus on his bodybuilding career and because his education was very important to him, he enrolled in college. In 1970, he won his first of seven, Mr. Olympia titles.
"I went to college, I went and worked out five hours a day and I was working in construction because in those days in bodybuilding there was no money. I didn't have the money for food supplements or anything, so I had to go to work. So I worked in construction. I went to college. I worked out in the gym and at night from 8 o'clock at night to 12 midnight. I went to acting class, four times a week.
As I did all that, there was not one single minute that I wasted."
Arnold gained worldwide fame in Hollywood as an action film icon. His breakthrough movie was "Conan the Barbarian". Also he got the lead role in the iconic movie - "Terminator". But Many incredible roles followed and he became one of the most popular actors in the world. Today, he's a bodybuilding icon, an accomplished actor, 38th governor of California. His net worth is $400 million dollars.
But that didn't happen over night. He overcame many struggles to be where he is today.
"I remember that after I was finished with my bodybuilding career I wanted to get into acting and I wanted to be a star in films. You can imagine what the agents said when I went to meet all those agents. Everyone had the same line, that it can't be done, the rules are different here. They said, "Look at your body. You have this huge monstrous body, overly developed. That doesn't fit into the movies. And the agents also complained about my accent. They said, "No one ever became a star with an accent like that, especially not with a German accent.
But I didn't listen to all this. Those were their rules, not my rules."
90 Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
- Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Strength You Winning Your Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Success You Hands Climb 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Life Me Conquer Go 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Life You World Service My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Health Dinner Breakfast Lunch Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Yourself Fitness You Training The future is green energy, sustainability, renewable energy. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Future Green Energy Sustainability The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Believe Mind Long Start wide, expand further, and never look back. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Wisdom Look Start Never I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- People Pain Champion Grow 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Learning Face Look Training Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Stress Training Body Exercise In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Women Society Ignore Limits Down If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Work You Work Hard Country As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me Today You Know The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Life Strength You Character I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem? Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Funny Woman Problem Said The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Hate I Can Worst Same Worst Thing People should make up their own mind about what they think of me. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me People Mind Think No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Best Religion People Matter I had this child, and it destroyed my family. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Family Child Destroyed Had I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Love Gun Movies Interest As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Day You Long Proud Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Beer Drink Grow Grow Up Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Government Safety Duty First I didn't leave bodybuilding until I felt that I had gone as far as I could go. It will be the same with my film career. When I feel the time is right, I will then consider public service. I feel that the highest honor comes from serving people and your country. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Time People Service Public Service If it's hard to remember, it'll be difficult to forget. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Remember Forget Hard Difficult You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me You Waiting Long When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot of practice. You get to figure out as you go from one debate to another where you made your mistakes. By the time you get to the big debate you're pretty polished. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Time You Mistakes Win 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Future Challenges People Society Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Happy Money Now I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Marriage Man Woman Think Gay It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Funny Simple Fat I'll be back. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Back I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Fly Environmental Go Conferences I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Time More He Push-Ups 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Education Future Today You I am the most helpful and open up doors for everyone and I like to share. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- I Am Doors Everyone Like 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- People Problem Stop Special 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Hope Me People Great In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me You Parents Your 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Education I Am Great Teachers I'm not perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger Not Perfect Perfect I'm addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Day Every Day Something Every I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50 years ago and it still works. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Work Food Eat Years 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Dreams People Great Speak The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression - all of that is very important. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Important Way Writing I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Money Hollywood Well Other I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You I Can Go Will I would never exchange my life with anybody else's. Arnold Schwarzenegger Life My Life Never Anybody 'I'll be back' always sounded a little girly to me. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me Back Always Girly I made my fair share of mistakes. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Mistakes Fair Share Made Maria is the best reason to come home. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Best Home Reason Come Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Hero Teddy Still His I went from being the Terminator to being the governator. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Being Terminator My friend James Cameron and I made three films together - True Lies, The Terminator and Terminator 2. Of course, that was during his early, low-budget, art-house period. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Together Friend True Three 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Relationship People Power World Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Women Freedom Sacrifice America If it bleeds, we can kill it. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Bleeds I don't suffer of anything that I've lost. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Lost Anything Suffer People need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you're covered and there's not someone else has to pay for you. That is as simple as that. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Simple You People Someone Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Matter Whatever Belief I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Good Trust People Believe I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Walking Down Street Conversation I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me People Think Seeing I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me Man Movies Everything If my life was a movie, no one would believe it. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Life My Life Believe Would 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Leadership You People Great Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Better Gray Run Dirty I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Body Know Never Just One of my movies was called 'True Lies.' It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- True Movies Democrats Should There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Place Country America More Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Family Success America Everything Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Failure Success Succeed Everyone I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Family Heart Believe Gift I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country, that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting, and more welcoming than the United States of America. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You World Place Born Political courage is not political suicide. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Courage Suicide Political 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Dreams Success Freedom Business To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Trust People Government Way We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- People Government Must I have inhaled, exhaled everything. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Everything Women are the engine driving the growth in California's economy. Women make California's economy unique. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Women Growth Unique Driving And now, of course this is another thing I didn't count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- I Am You See Now For 20 years, Simon & Schuster asked me, 'Why don't you write your autobiography?' Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Me You Your Why Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Personal Level Were Failures What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Time People Hollywood Washington As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Government True Things Big It's time to stop thinking of the Republican Party as an exclusive club where your ideological card is checked at the door, and start thinking about how we can attract more solution-based leaders like Nathan Fletcher and Anthony Adams. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Time Thinking Start Door Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- You Know Forever Well Well, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- History Money Think Always I think Americans are very patriotic. Arnold Schwarzenegger Patriotism Think I Think Very Even with my divorce and with everything, I don't need money. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- People Mistakes Make Out I came to Hollywood and within a decade I was one of the biggest action stars of all time. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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