Arnold Schwarzenegger
The postwar decades saw a remarkable wave of individuals cross the Atlantic in search of opportunity in American entertainment and public life. Arnold Schwarzenegger, born on 30 July 1947 in Thal, Austria, became one of the more distinctive figures to emerge from that movement, eventually holding both Austrian and United States citizenship while building careers that spanned multiple fields.
Schwarzenegger first made his name as a bodybuilder before transitioning into work as a film and television actor, and later as a film producer and director. He was educated at several institutions, including Santa Monica College, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München — a breadth of formal study that accompanied a professional life equally varied in its scope. Working in both English and German, he moved between the entertainment industry and the world of business as an entrepreneur, adding yet another dimension to a career that resisted easy categorization.
His political career brought him to the office of governor, representing a significant turn from his work in film and television. That transition from screen to elected office attracted considerable public attention at the time, and it underlined how far his ambitions extended beyond any single profession. As a film producer, he also shaped projects from behind the camera, and his credits as both a television and film director added further range to his professional record.
On the recognition front, Schwarzenegger received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year — Actor, an early marker of his standing in Hollywood. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Inkpot Award. Perhaps most notably on the international stage, he was awarded the Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, a formal acknowledgment from his home country of a career conducted largely on the other side of the Atlantic.
Quotes by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger's insights on:
Success isn't given. It's earned. In the kitchen, in the gym, in the workout, all day. With blood, sweat, and the occasional tear.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative activity.
The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purpose, you can do anything.
The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive,but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.
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.
There are so many different challenges California has; it's the greatest state in the greatest country in the world. Hasta la vista, baby!
