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Here's What You Must Do. It's Pretty Simple, Really, But I Didn't Say Easy. It's What Sets Those Who Succeed Apart From Those Who Don't: You Must Have A Sincere And Burning Desire To Achieve What You Dream, Dedicate Yourself To Making Progress, And Take Control Of Your Circumstances To Change Your Body.

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Here's What You Must

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Here's What You Must Do. It's Pretty Simple, Really, But I Didn't Say Easy. It's What Sets Those Who Succeed Apart From Those Who Don't: You Must Have A Sincere And Burning Desire To Achieve What You Dream, Dedicate Yourself To Making Progress, And Take Control Of Your Circumstances To Change Your Body.

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Most Bodybuilders Only Have A Hazy Notion Of What They Want To Look Like. They Do Not Say, 'i Am Going To Be A Winner.' The Negative Impulses Around The Gym Can Be Incredible. I Would Hear Bodybuilders Complaining, 'oh,no! Not Another Set!' That Destroyed Them. I Have Always Believed That If You're Training For Nothing, You're Wasting Your Effort!

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.

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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.

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Climate Change: I Say The Debate Is Over. We Know The Science, We See The Threat And We Know That The Time For Action Is Now

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.

Mistakes Are Made In Every Other Human Endeavor. Why Should Nuclear Weapons Be Exempt?

Well, I Think That California Has Had A History Of Always Spending More Money Than It Takes In.

It Is Unconstitutional To Deny People, Gay Or Lesbian Couples, The Right To Marriage. Everyone Has Equal Rights So This Is The Right Way To Go. I Think It's A Great Celebration For America.

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.

The Arabs Are Terrorists And Israel Is Making The World A Safer Place.well Done Israel.

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.

I Know A Lot Of Athletes And Models Are Written Off As Just Bodies. I Never Felt Used For My Body.

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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.

I Have Inhaled, Exhaled Everything.

I Never Set Limits Or Created Mental Barriers. You May Have Read That I Imagined My Biceps As Big As Mountain Peaks When I Did My Curling Exercises. This Visualization Process Was Essential If I Was To Gain The Kind Of Mass And Size I Needed To Win The Mr Olympia Contest Against Monsters Like Sergio Olivia And Lou Ferrigno.

My Whole Life Everyone Always Said 'it Can't Be Done', 'you'll Never Do It', 'you Will Fail', 'no One Has Ever Gone From Austria And Become A Mr Universe, Blah, Blah, Blah', Or When I Ran For Governor People Were Sceptical. It Was 'you're Going To Lose' And 'people Don't Take People From Show-business Seriously In Politics'. So, I've Heard All The 'it's Impossible' Thing But I Didn't Pay Any Attention Because I Believed That I Could Do It.

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If I Can Sell Tickets To My Movies Like Red Sonja Or Last Action Hero, You Know I Can Sell Just About Anything.

Stay Hungry, Stay Healthy, Be A Gentleman, Believe Strongly In Yourself And Go Beyond Limitations.

Pain Makes Me Grow. Growing Is What I Want. Therefore, For Me Pain Is Pleasure.

While Others Were Out Partying, I Was Training. While They Were Out Dancing At The Clubs, I Was Training... And Training... And Training.

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.

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.

Having A Pump Is Like Having Sex. I Train Two, Sometimes Three Times A Day. Each Time I Get A Pump. It's Great. I Feel Like I'm Coming All Day.

I Have Rarely Seen The Government Do Anything That Was Effective.

Almost Anything Difficult, Any Challenge Takes Time, Patience, And Hard Work.

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.

I Posed For A Gay Magazine, Which Caused Much Comment. But It Doesn't Bother Me. Gay People Are Fighting The Same Kind Of Stereotyping That Bodybuilders Are: People Have Certain Misconceptions About Them Just As They Do About Us.

Together, We Must Renew Our Continued Commitment To Serve And Pledge To Bring A Positive Change To Our Communities.

I Like The Color Red Because It's A Fire. And I See Myself As Always Being On Fire.

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]

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We Want To Make Sure Children Aren't Left Without Any Books. We Want To Make Sure Our Children Have The Books, That They Have A Place In The Castle. We Want To Make Sure That Their Mothers Have Affordable Day Care. We Want To Make Sure We Give The Older People The Care That They Need.

When I Was 15-years-old, I Took Off My Clothes And Looked In The Mirror. When I Stared At Myself Naked, I Realized That To Be Perfectly Proportioned I Would Need Twenty-inch Arms To Match The Rest Of Me.

People Who Say "it Is Impossible", Should Not Interrupt Those Who Are Trying To Make It Possible.

The Mind Is Incredible. Once You've Gained Mastery Over It, Channeling Its Powers Positively For Your Purposes, You Can Do Anything. I Mean Anything. The Secret Is To Make Your Mind Work For You Not Against You. This Means Constantly Being Positive. Constantly Setting Up Challenges You Can Meet Either Today, Next Week, Or Next Month. "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.

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.

It Doesn't Really Matter What Party You Come From. I Think The People Appreciate That And They Know That You're Working Together, That You Can Provide The Kind Of Leadership To Bring Both Of The Parties Together, And Do The Kind Of Things That Need To Be Done For The State.

I Take The Academic Education As Seriously As The Physical Education. That's Why I Tell Parents That The Schools Can't Do It All Themselves. The Parents Can't Come Home From Work And Turn On The Tv. That's Not Being A Good Parent.

The Greatest Feeling You Can Get In A Gym Or The Most Satisfying Feeling You Can Get In The Gym Is The Pump. Let's Say You Train Your Biceps, Blood Is Rushing In To Your Muscles And That's What We Call The Pump. Your Muscles Get A Really Tight Feeling Like Your Skin Is Going To Explode Any Minute And Its Really Tight And Its Like Someone Is Blowing Air Into Your Muscle And It Just Blows Up And It Feels Different, It Feels Fantastic.

If I Would Have Listened To The Naysayers, I Would Still Be In The Austrian Alps Yodeling.

Experiencing Pain In Your Muscles And Aching, That's What Makes The Muscle Grow. And That Divides One From Being A Champion And One From Not Being A Champion. If You Can Go Through This Pain Barrier, You May Get To Be A Champion. If You Can't Go Through It, Forget It.

Onstage I'm Always Different Than Offstage. I Can Be Very Friendly Offstage, But Onstage I Will Pull One Trick After Another On My Competition To Wipe Him Out, You Know-because It's My Living And I Have To Win. Franco Is My Best Friend, But I Will Do As Much As I Can To Make Him Look Bad And Make Me Look Good.

To Those Critics Who Are So Pessimistic About Our Economy, I Say: Don't Be Economic Girlie Men!

People Are Always Making A Fuss Over My $15-20-million Salaries. Believe Me, The Amount Is Meaningless Once My Wife, Maria, Finds Out About It. She's Already Spent Half Of My Salary From Terminator 7!

The Worst Thing I Can Be Is The Same As Everybody Else. I Hate That.

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It Is Impossible To Be A Maverick Or A True Original If You're Too Well Behaved And Don't Want To Break The Rules. You Have To Think Outside The Box. That's What I Believe. After All, What Is The Point Of Being On This Earth If All You Want To Do Is Be Liked By Everyone And Avoid Trouble?

People Get Very Creative If You Include Them.

For The Hundreds Of Thousands Of Californians In Gay And Lesbian Households Who Are Managing Their Day-to-day Lives, This Decision Affirms The Full Legal Protections And Safeguards I Believe Everyone Deserves.

Learned Helplessness Is The Giving-up Reaction, The Quitting Response That Follows From The Belief That Whatever You Do Doesn't Matter.

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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.

I Would Never Exchange My Life With Anybody Else's.

When You’re Out There Partying, Horsing Around, Someone Out There At The Same Time Is Working Hard. Someone Is Getting Smarter And Someone Is Winning. Just Remember That.

The Key To Success? Work Hard, Stay Focused And Marry A Kennedy.

Self-confidence Is Something Caught And Not Taught. And, Risk-running And Chance-taking Are The Only Ways To Catch It.

I Have To Say That The Judges And Our Judiciary System Makes Better Decisions Than The Politicians.

If I Train The Hardest, Run The Longest, Go Beyond What Anyone Else Has The Mental Determination To Do, I Will Be The Winner.

Discipline Is What You Use When You Don't Want To Do Something, When You Have To Force Yourself.

Some Information I Just Keep To Myself.

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