"I was striving to be the most..." - Quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger
I was striving to be the most muscular man, and it got me into the movies. It got me everything that I have.
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“I think most of my lessons come from sports. That's why I always emphasise to young kids to get involved in sports because it's where you learn about discipline. It's where you learn to keep going, where if you think you can't make it, you can.”
“The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.”
“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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“Towering genius...thirsts and burns for distinction; and, if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freeman.”
“This fulfils my ambition. I still have my father's robe as Chancellor. I shall be proud to serve you in this splendid office.”
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
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“What I'm doing is the thing I want to do. I don't care what other people think. I still will be a bodybuilder. I love it. I love the feeling in my muscles, I love the competition, and I love the things it gives me.”
“It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming.”
“There are some girls who are turned on by my body, and some others who are turned off. but for the majority i just use it as a conversation piece. like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd street would have a natural conversation piece. then when they get to talking to me they see i am not mean but gentle to them and thats all they want to know”