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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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“I used to feel that women were here for one reason. Sex was simply another kind of exercise, another body function. I was convinced a girl and I couldn't communicate on equal footing because she wouldn't understand what I was doing. I didn't have time to take one girl out regularly and go through a normal high-school romance with all its phone calls and notes and squabbles. That took too much time. I needed to be in the gym. For me it was a simple matter of picking them up at the lake, and then never seeing them again.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977), New York: Simon & Schuster.
“If a girl comes on strong and says, 'I really dig your body and I want to fuck the shit out of you,' I just decide whether or not I like her. If I do take her home, I try to make sure I get just as much out of it as she does. The word exploited therefore wouldn't apply.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bodybuilders party a lot, and once, in Gold's — the gym in Venice, California, where all the top guys train — there was a black girl who came out naked. Everybody jumped on her and took her upstairs, where we all got together.”
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“I get laid on purpose. I can't sleep before any competition and I'm up all night, anyway, so instead of staring at the ceiling I figure I might as well find somebody and fuck... we had girls backstage giving head, then all of us went out and I won. It didn't bother me at all; in fact, I went out there feeling like King Kong.”
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“What I want to do is make Americans aware that they're fucked-up when they equate everything a person does with some sexual trip. You know, if you hold a pencil in your hand, it's a phallic symbol and you really want to hold a cock in your hand. And a football coach doesn't really want to be a coach, he likes to slap football players' asses...he's a latent homosexual. And it goes on and on and on, all the fucking time.”
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“America is so money-oriented. (Thank God! It's always helped me!) But it has its disadvantages because the psychiatrists know their business doesn't mean a thing if there are no sick people around, and so they make everybody feel guilty. You know, all New York City is running to a psychiatrist. All America thinks it has sexual hang ups. Everybody's running to shrinks.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nixon was always being attacked sexually. It was always said that he was a fag and that he had no sexual relations with his wife for 15 years and that was why he liked power. And Hitler had only one ball, and that was why he wanted to conquer the world.”
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“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. When you make an impasse passable, that is strength. But you must have ego, the kind of ego which makes you think of yourself in terms of superlatives. You must want to be the greatest. We are all starved for compliments. So we do things that get positive feedback.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1982 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a 1982 interview with Boston Globe journalist Marian Christy. Christy, Marian. "Winning according to Schwarzenegger." Boston Globe: Boston, MA. 9 May 1982: p 51. Accessed 25 Jun 2016.
“I was 15 years old and I looked in the mirror. I was standing there in front of the mirror, totally naked. There was one particular part of my body that was bigger than the rest of it. I'm a man of perfection, and so I said to myself, 'I've got to bring the rest of the body up to the standard of this one part.' And so that's when I started exercising. Very simple.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 4 October 1984
“I love him and Maria does too, and so thank you, Kurt.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1986 wedding reception to Kurt Waldheim
Also quoted by: Kurt Waldheim
“I play the Terminator, but you guys are the true terminators.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To American soldiers stationed in Iraq (2003), as quoted in Fox News (2003).
“In sports, you learn competition means go after it, win it. And not to let anything else interfere. It's something you learn, and it sticks with you. I consider myself an expert in looking into a particular idea or goal and then going after it without anything else in mind... It's always the same kind of thing. You pick a goal, and then you just go after it, accomplish it, and get satisfaction out of that.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Cowboys & Indians, the "magazine of the west" (September 2004).
“I found a new me. When I first came over to America, it was like, 'How can I be rich? How can I build my movie career? How can I become the most muscular man?' It was all about me, and then there was this turn, and I found it was really great to do this.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Cowboys & Indians, the "magazine of the west" (September 2004).
“Why not? With my way of thinking, you always shoot for the top.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On 60 Minutes, when asked whether he favors amending the U.S. Constitution to allow naturalized citizens (such as himself) to run for president. (31 October 2004).
“We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late... The science is clear. The global warming debate is over.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bill signing ceremony for California's strict anti-emissions law (26 September, 2006) .
“She maybe is Puerto Rican or the same thing as Cuban. I mean, they are all very hot. They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Commenting on Bonnie Garcia during a staff meeting (8 September 2006), as quoted in The Los Angeles Times (2006).
“This guy is just fumbling around.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Schwarzenegger's Boris blast, Daily Mirror (3 October 2007).
“Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Commencement Speech at University of Southern California (May 2009).
“Going through the pain barrier, that's what makes the muscles grow. There's this pain, this aching, and going on and on and on. That's what divides a champion from a non-champion - having the guts to go through the pain barrier.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Will he be back?, The Guardian, (May 2009)
“This is like winning an Oscar!… As if I would know! Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called True Lies. And that’s what the Democrats should have called their convention.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was on my way to the podium a gentleman stopped me and said I was as good a politician as I was an actor. What a cheap shot.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: ‘Don’t be economic girlie men!’”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anyway, my fellow Americans, this is an amazing moment for me. To think that a once-scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become governor of the state of California and then stand here...then stand here in Madison Square Garden and speak on behalf of the president of the United States -- that is an immigrant's dream. It is the American dream.”
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“My fellow Americans, I want you to know that I believe with all my heart that America remains the great idea that inspires the world. It's a privilege to be born here. It's an honor to become a citizen here. It's a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here. Our president, George W. Bush, has worked hard to protect and preserve the American dream for all of us. And that's why I say, send him back to Washington for four more years!”
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“28% of the greenhouse gasses come from eating meat and from raising cattle, so we can do a much better job. … Luckily we know that you can get your protein source from many different ways, you can get it through vegetables if you are a vegetarian. I have seen many body builders that are vegetarian and they get strong and healthy.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Stop eating meat and save the planet", in BBC Newsbeat website (8 December 2015)
“For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for President. Like many Americans, I’ve been conflicted by this election – I still haven’t made up my mind about how exactly I will vote next month. But as proud as I am to label myself a Republican, there is one label that I hold above all else – American. So I want to take a moment today to remind my fellow Republicans that it is not only acceptable to choose your country over your party – it is your duty.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: written Twitter statement reported 8 October 2016 article by Variety, released a day after the release of the Access Hollywood tape from 2005 of an interview of Trump by Billy Bush
“Don't ever call me [a] self-made man, because I would not be here if I wouldn't have had parents that were dedicated and gave us the love and affection.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Guenther Ziesel (2017)
“Never complain if you don't have a better solution.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Guenther Ziesel (2017)
“I have a message to the neo-Nazis, to the white nationalists, and to the neo-Confederates: Your heroes are losers. You are supporting a lost cause. And believe me, I knew the original Nazis, because you see, I was born in Austria in 1947, shortly after the Second World War. And growing up, I was surrounded by broken men, men who came home from a war filled with shrapnel and guilt, men who were misled into a losing ideology. And I can tell you: that these ghosts you idolize spent the rest of their lives living in shame and right now, they’re resting in hell.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A message for Donald Trump -,ATTN video (August 2017)
“get vaccinated, wear masks, do social distancing screw your freedom”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 11 August 2021 during interview with Bianna Golodryga of CNN, reported on by USA Today
“I have a message for my Russian friends, and for the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine: there are things going on in the world that have been kept from you,terrible things that you should know about. But before I tell you about the harsh realities, let me tell you about the Russian who became my hero.”
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“The reason I’m telling you all of this is that ever since I was 14 years old, I’ve had nothing but affection and respect for the people of Russia. The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me. That is why I hope that you will let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine. No one likes to hear something critical of their government. I understand that. But as a longtime friend of the Russian people, I hope that you will hear what I have to say.”
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“I spoke to the American people this way last year on January 6, when a wild crowd was storming the U.S. Capitol trying to overthrow our government. There are moments that are so wrong that we have to speak up.”
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“I know that your government has told you this is a war to de-Nazify Ukraine. is is not true. De-Nazify Ukraine? It is a country with a Jewish president — a Jewish president, I might add, whose father’s three brothers were all murdered by the Nazis. Ukraine did not start this war. Neither did nationalists or Nazis. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war; this is not the Russian people’s war.”
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“The Russian government has lied not only to its citizens, but also to its soldiers. Some of the soldiers were told they were going to fight the Nazis. Some were told that the Ukrainian people would greet them like heroes. Some were told that they were simply going on exercises—they didn’t even know that they were going into war. And some were told that they were there to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine. None of this was true. Russian soldiers have faced fierce resistance from the Ukrainians who want to protect their families.”
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“When I see babies being pulled out of ruins, I feel like I’m watching a documentary about the horrors of the Second World War, not the news of today.”
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“I’m sorry for saying those words. I try to be relentlessly positive, but sometimes my mouth gets ahead of me. I should have communicated better.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 5 April 2023 tweet in response to Shane Hunter saying he "wasn't a fan" of Arnold saying "Fuck Your Freedom" as quoted by Daniel H here
“To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on CNN”
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“...you stood there like a little wet noodle, like a little fanboy. I was asking myself, “When are you going to ask him for an autograph or a selfie or something like that?” I mean, you literally sold out, at this press conference, our intelligence community, our justice system, and, worst of all, our country. You’re the president of the United States You shouldn’t do that. What’s the matter with you? Whatever happened to the strong words, or to the strength, of Ronald Reagan, who stood at the Berlin Wall and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”? What happened to all of that?”
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Recorded in: A message of Arnold Schwarzenegger to Trump after his meeting with a war criminal Putin, Roman Sheremeta, (mid August 2025)
“According to interviews Goyette gave to Leamer for his book "Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger," the two had a brief fling in 1975 when she was a teenager.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Amy Argetsinger 13 August 2005 article by Washington Post referencing Gigi Goyette
“Anybody here think they could move to Austria, learn the language, become famous for working out, then be a movie star, then marry into their royalty, and hold public office? How many lifetimes would you need… I’m on my third attempt at Rosetta Stone Spanish. All right? How can I judge these guys? I can barely handle the temptations of Facebook.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bill Burr, You People Are All the Same (2012)
“Yes, his father was a Nazi; yes, he has been a consistent supporter and friend of renowned Nazi Kurt Waldheim. All right, so what if the rumors--confirmed for SPY by a businessman and longtime friend of Arnold's--that in the 1970s he enjoyed playing and giving away records of Hitler's speeches are true?”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Charles Fleming, "Uh-Oh" March 1992, page 62 of Spy Magazine
“Arnold did not see Goyette again until fourteen years later, in 1989 Goyette says that the coupled renewed their relationship, meeting every spring Goyette says the relationship continued generally no more than once a year until 1996”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: page 328 of "Fantastic" published 30 May 2006
“Eventually there was a split between my parents about me. My mother obviously knew what was going on with me and the girls my friends lined up. She never came out and said anything directly, but she let me know she was concerned. Things were different between me and my father. He assumed that when I was eighteen, I would just go into the Army and they would straighten me out. He accepted some of the things my mother condemned. He felt it was perfectly all right to make out with all the girls I could. In fact, he was proud I was dating the fast girls. He bragged about them to his friends. 'Jesus Christ, you should see some of the women my son's coming up with'. He was showing off, of course. But still, our whole relationship had changed because I'd established myself by winning a few trophies and now had some girls. He was particularly excited about the girls. And he liked the idea that I didn't get involved. 'That's right, Arnold', he'd say, as though he'd had endless experience, 'never be fooled by them'. That continued to be an avenue of communication between us for a couple of years. In fact, the few nights I took girls home when I was on leave from the Army, my father was always very pleasant and would bring out a bottle of wine and a couple of glasses.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977), New York: Simon & Schuster.
“The greatest feeling you can get in a gym, or the most satisfying feeling you can get in a gym is the pump. Let's say you trained your biceps: blood is rushing into your muscle, and that would be called a pump. Your muscles get this really tight feeling, like your skin is going to explode any minute [...] It blows air and it feels different, it feels fantastic. It's as satisfying to me as cumming is, as having sex with a woman and cumming. So can you believe how much I am in heaven? I'm getting the feeling of cumming in a gym, I'm getting the feeling of cumming at home, I am, like, getting the feeling of cumming in the gym, I'm getting the feeling of cumming at home, I'm getting the feeling of cumming backstage. When I pump up, when I pose out in front of 5,000 people, I get the same feeling, so I am cumming day and night. It's terrific, right? So I am in heaven.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pumping Iron (1977). Directors: George Butler, Robert Fiore.
“My hair was pulled. I was hit with belts. So was the kid next door, and so was the kid next door. It was just the way it was. Many of the children I've seen were broken by their parents, which was the German-Austrian mentality. Break the will. They didn't want to create an individual.... It was all about conforming. I was one who did not conform and whose will could not be broken. Therefore I became a rebel. Every time I got hit, and every time someone said, 'You can't do this,' I said, 'This is not going to be for much longer, because I'm going to move out of here... of course, I had no plan how.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fortune magazine (August 2004).
“I finally arrived here in 1968 with $20 in my pocket. What a special day it was. I remember I arrived here with empty pockets but full of dreams, full of determination, full of desire. The presidential campaign was in full swing. I remember watching the Nixon-Humphrey presidential race on TV. A friend of mine who spoke German and English translated for me. I heard Humphrey saying things that sounded like socialism, which I had just left. But then I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting the government off your back, lowering the taxes and strengthening the military. Listening to Nixon speak sounded more like a breath of fresh air. I said to my friend, I said, 'What party is he?' My friend said, 'He's a Republican'. I said, 'Then I am a Republican'. And I have been a Republican ever since.”
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“My fellow immigrants, my fellow Americans how do you know if you are a Republican? I’ll tell you how. If you believe that government should be accountable to the people, not the people to the government, then you are a Republican! If you believe a person should be treated as an individual, not as a member of an interest group, then you are a Republican! If you believe your family knows how to spend your money better than the government does, then you are a Republican! If you believe our educational system should be held accountable for the progress of our children, then you are a Republican! If you believe this country, not the United Nations, is the best hope of democracy in the world, then you are a Republican! If you believe that the American Dream can be reachable if you work hard enough to earn it, then you are a Republican! And, ladies and gentlemen, if you believe we must be fierce and relentless and terminate terrorism, then you are a Republican! There is another way you can tell you’re a Republican. You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people, and faith in the U.S. economy.”
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“The most important thing is that we need to be a party that is inclusive and tolerant. We can be those things and be the party we always have been. We need to think about the environment. Teddy Roosevelt was a great environmentalist and people forget Reagan was the one who dealt with the ozone layer with the Montreal protocol. We also need to talk about healthcare honestly. Nixon almost passed universal healthcare. We need to have an talk about immigration and realize you can't just deport people. We need a comprehensive answer. We also need to stay out of people's bedrooms. The party that is for small government shouldn't be over-reaching into people's private lives. Mainly, we need to be a party where people know what we are for, not just what we are against.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reddit (2013)
“I always say don't be afraid of failure, because how far can you really fall? You found out - to the ground. It's right there. Now you know it isn't anything that should scare you. You should be proud that you weren't afraid - not embarrassed that you failed. You could have made excuses not to walk into the door, but you didn't. You knew it would be hard, and it would be uncomfortable, and it might be awkward - and you did it anyway. That's courage. I'm proud of you. The last guy I rooted for broke a world record in the deadlift. You have more in common with him than you think. First, he started out lifting just the bar, too (when you look at him, he may have been 3 months old at that point). Second, imagine his courage. He walked up to that bar in front of a big audience and television cameras, knowing that not only had he never lifted that much before - NO ONE on earth had - and it was highly likely he would completely fail. You may not think about it this way, but you showed that courage, on a smaller level. Finally, I'm rooting for you, too. You took the first step and you fell, but at least you fell in the right direction, so get back up and take the next step. Keep moving forward.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reddit (2015)