The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.

69 percent of the people want our politicians to work together. And I think this should be a message to Democrats and Republicans to work together. And this is why people are very upset about Washington today.

It doesn't matter what party you come from. The key thing is that you work on behalf of the people rather than on behalf of the party.

It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get abikini wax. [On his running for California Governor]

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

One thing was very clear and I made it always very clear at the beginning when I got into the governorship, and that was that I wasn't trying to become a career politician. This was not like I was going to be governor for seven years and then I was going to run for the Senate and then for Congress. That was never my interest.

If they don't have the guts to come up here in front of you and say, 'I don't want to represent you, I want to represent those special interests, the unions, the trial lawyers ... if they don't have the guts, I call them girlie men.