I did smoke a joint and I did inhale. The bottom line is that's what it was in the '70s, that's what I did.

Mentally it is possible to break records, once you understand that, you can do anything.

The pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. Nobody else on God's green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not your curse; this pain is your privilege.

It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming.

Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.

Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure.