The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.

If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.

The forest fires are the worst disaster in California since I was elected.

Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice.

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.