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袟邪 写胁邪写褑邪褌褜 谢械褌 芯薪 胁芯褕械谢 胁 褔懈褋谢芯 泻懈薪芯蟹胁械蟹写 锌械褉胁芯泄 胁械谢懈褔懈薪褘 懈 锌芯褉芯写薪懈谢褋褟 褋 褋械屑褜械泄 袣械薪薪械写懈.
袗 褔械褉械蟹 褌褉懈写褑邪褌褜 褕械褋褌褜 谢械褌 锌芯褋谢械 锌褉懈械蟹写邪 胁 袗屑械褉懈泻褍 芯薪 蟹邪薪褟谢 锌芯褋褌 谐褍斜械褉薪邪褌芯褉邪 袣邪谢懈褎芯褉薪懈懈...
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协褌芯褌 褔械谢芯胁械泻 - 谢械谐械薪写邪褉薪褘泄 袗褉薪芯谢褜写 楔胁邪褉褑械薪械谐谐械褉. 袠 胁 褝褌芯泄 泻薪懈谐械 芯薪 胁褋锌芯屑薪懈褌 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢褜薪芯 胁褋械...
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First published January 1, 2012
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
63听books973听followersArnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman and politician, and served as the 38th Governor of the state of California.
Arnold gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. Schwarzenegger was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (A portmanteau word of Governor and Terminator, one of his film roles).
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.
Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver and has four children.
Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall, was released in October 2012. He devotes one chapter called "The Secret" to his extramarital affair. The majority of his book is about his successes in the three major chapters in his life: bodybuilder, actor, and Governor of California.
Arnold gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. Schwarzenegger was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (A portmanteau word of Governor and Terminator, one of his film roles).
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.
Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver and has four children.
Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall, was released in October 2012. He devotes one chapter called "The Secret" to his extramarital affair. The majority of his book is about his successes in the three major chapters in his life: bodybuilder, actor, and Governor of California.
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March 16, 2013
This book dispels one myth right away - the impression most people carry that Arnold, with all his muscle and Terminator films, is all brawn and no brains. What becomes apparent very soon is that this is someone who had huge ambition, tremendous tenacity and a calculating business mind. So no, he's not stupid, people.
He's also not just lucky. His life didn't happen by accident - it was an outcome of years of hard work and chasing down carefully-set goals. If you want to be charitable, you'd call him driven and intentional; if you want to be harsh, you'd say this guy was conniving and postured.
What there is no doubt about, though, is that he's arrogant. Sure, he went to the top of his game in three completely diverse fields (body building, acting and politics) - but particularly towards the second half of the book, it gets annoying. In fact, through and through, the style of writing leaves very little to your imagination - Arnold will tell you what happened, exactly what he (and the other person) said, what he thought and why - in fact, wait a few lines, and he'll even tell you whether it was the right or wrong thing to have done. The subtext for me was: I'm wildly successful, if you want to be too, here's how. Thanks Arnie, but personally, I'd have been content just to hear about your life experiences and judge both success and applicability to my life for myself.
For me, the first half was as interesting as the second half was boring. From a gripping first ten or twelve chapters, where he takes you from a tiny town where he grew up into the little-known world of body building, where each page is a new revelation, the books slows in the second half, with reams upon reams of spiels about Schwarzenegger's politics, and how much he achieved while governor, and how many important people he got to know and "schmoozed" with (schmoozed, by the way, is his favourite word ever). The book crescendos with Arnold's ten principles for success (almost like a summary for an essay-question answer you may have to write in a final exam), which as a reader felt both boring and condescending.
Reading this book wasn't life-changing, but it certainly was thought-provoking. In many ways, the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger - and the unapologetically arrogant air about him - is a reflection of the times we live in. We seem to like someone who made something out of nothing, and give him free license to have bragging rights about it.
That said, whether you come away liking him or not, the personality of the man definitely shines through the pages, and that's what makes it a good autobiography for me. I feel like I know Schwarzenegger a bit better now, and so I have to give him and his co-author credit - they did their job. It starts better than it ends, but it's still an entertaining read. I wouldn't rush out and buy it - but it would make a good present for someone next Christmas.
He's also not just lucky. His life didn't happen by accident - it was an outcome of years of hard work and chasing down carefully-set goals. If you want to be charitable, you'd call him driven and intentional; if you want to be harsh, you'd say this guy was conniving and postured.
What there is no doubt about, though, is that he's arrogant. Sure, he went to the top of his game in three completely diverse fields (body building, acting and politics) - but particularly towards the second half of the book, it gets annoying. In fact, through and through, the style of writing leaves very little to your imagination - Arnold will tell you what happened, exactly what he (and the other person) said, what he thought and why - in fact, wait a few lines, and he'll even tell you whether it was the right or wrong thing to have done. The subtext for me was: I'm wildly successful, if you want to be too, here's how. Thanks Arnie, but personally, I'd have been content just to hear about your life experiences and judge both success and applicability to my life for myself.
For me, the first half was as interesting as the second half was boring. From a gripping first ten or twelve chapters, where he takes you from a tiny town where he grew up into the little-known world of body building, where each page is a new revelation, the books slows in the second half, with reams upon reams of spiels about Schwarzenegger's politics, and how much he achieved while governor, and how many important people he got to know and "schmoozed" with (schmoozed, by the way, is his favourite word ever). The book crescendos with Arnold's ten principles for success (almost like a summary for an essay-question answer you may have to write in a final exam), which as a reader felt both boring and condescending.
Reading this book wasn't life-changing, but it certainly was thought-provoking. In many ways, the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger - and the unapologetically arrogant air about him - is a reflection of the times we live in. We seem to like someone who made something out of nothing, and give him free license to have bragging rights about it.
That said, whether you come away liking him or not, the personality of the man definitely shines through the pages, and that's what makes it a good autobiography for me. I feel like I know Schwarzenegger a bit better now, and so I have to give him and his co-author credit - they did their job. It starts better than it ends, but it's still an entertaining read. I wouldn't rush out and buy it - but it would make a good present for someone next Christmas.
February 23, 2015
Best biography I've ever read. The story of Arnold Schwarzenegger is absolutely incredible. His mindset, the passion and hunger for success is something I haven't encountered in any other book. It's very difficult to sum up this book to a few points and I won't even try to, I would say if you aren't reading books, if you haven't got the habit yet start with this one. The value of the book is 1000x more than what you pay for, and I consider myself lucky to live in the same time as this man. Really, DO NOT miss Total Recall!
February 17, 2013
One of my all-time heroes. Arnold is sometimes viewed negatively by people who don't know his whole story, but he turns even that into an asset: "I never argued with people who underestimated me. If the accent and the muscles and the movies made people think I was stupid, it worked to my advantage". How can anybody underestimate somebody who, among many many accomplishments, was a world-class athlete who trained 6 days per week twice a day, became a millionaire in business *before* he was a movie star, and has been the governor of one of the most powerful states in the U.S.?
I read his first biography from 1977, , after he won his Mr. Olympia titles, and already then I was inspired. Here was a man with a will of iron and incredible drive, and who was completely unapologetic about it. I remember reading somewhere "If Schwarzenegger had more ambition than he has now, he'd have to be running for Galactic Overlord" and realized the author was only half-joking. In , we can see that same personality more than 35 years later, after having applied himself in several disparate domains. It is this being successful in so many different ways that makes Arnold larger-than-life.
In this book, he is a bit more mellow than in the previous one. At 30, he still had a single-minded focus on his muscles, but by 65, he has explored & cultivated many more sides of himself. Since then, it seems it's not about just Arnold anymore: he has become a father of 5, and although he definitely has his flaws, he seems to have found a balance between himself, his family, and his public duties. But even at the age when most people retire, he is still living up to his old mantra: "For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer".
Unfortunately, sometimes the book feels a bit written by someone who is very aware of his public image and how what he writes will be interpreted by the reader. But in the end, this is probably something to be expected from someone who has been living in the public eye for decades, most recently even as a politician.
All in all, 5 stars. Looking forward to keep following this inspiring and tireless man over the years to come!
I read his first biography from 1977, , after he won his Mr. Olympia titles, and already then I was inspired. Here was a man with a will of iron and incredible drive, and who was completely unapologetic about it. I remember reading somewhere "If Schwarzenegger had more ambition than he has now, he'd have to be running for Galactic Overlord" and realized the author was only half-joking. In , we can see that same personality more than 35 years later, after having applied himself in several disparate domains. It is this being successful in so many different ways that makes Arnold larger-than-life.
In this book, he is a bit more mellow than in the previous one. At 30, he still had a single-minded focus on his muscles, but by 65, he has explored & cultivated many more sides of himself. Since then, it seems it's not about just Arnold anymore: he has become a father of 5, and although he definitely has his flaws, he seems to have found a balance between himself, his family, and his public duties. But even at the age when most people retire, he is still living up to his old mantra: "For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer".
Unfortunately, sometimes the book feels a bit written by someone who is very aware of his public image and how what he writes will be interpreted by the reader. But in the end, this is probably something to be expected from someone who has been living in the public eye for decades, most recently even as a politician.
All in all, 5 stars. Looking forward to keep following this inspiring and tireless man over the years to come!
August 23, 2021
I've been somewhat of a fangirl of Arnie's ever since I was a little child and saw one or thirteen of his movies. ;P
You see, I'm an 80s kid so I grew up in the years when his most iconic movies came out. Moreover, he's a German-speaker and there aren't a whole lot of that who make it onto the big screen (in America, no less) so that gave him extra bonus points.
I'm delighted to say that he's even more cool than I thought. Of course, this is an auto-biography so it's also self-marketing. However, the fantastic thing is that Arnie ALWAYS admits to mistakes. He doesn't cover them up or tries to excuse them away.
We start in Thal, Austria, where he was born in 1947. "Seeing" how he grew up, the era through his eyes as much as his personal story, was quite impressing. I keep forgetting how old the guy is and what that means regarding the history he's lived through.
From here, we soon go into the bodybuilding business. I was very impressed with the "low-key" solutions he and people like him had to come up with back then. Also, it was a very small and therefore tight-knit community so it's no surprise he met a lot of the now-big names early on. Not to mention that Arnie's drive and work ethics are beyond impressive.
Most surprising in this segment was all the stuff he did while doing bodybuilding. He knew he couldn't live off it in the beginning so he also got into real estate, fitness books and videos. And he didn't switch tactics later, when he was famous. So he's always been quite the entrepreneur and kept going with dabbling here and there throughout his life (I mean, the guy bought/leased a Boing 747, for crying out loud)!
Eventually (almost after too much time), we get to him meeting Maria Shriver and follow him into the movie business. The whole connection amongst Hollywood personas (intriguingly, they almost always met through / bonded over some shared history) as well as the Kennedy family stuff was fascinating.
But the most relatable and therefore my favourite part of the book was the movies themselves. Picking his brain, so to speak, about what he liked or didn't like about this or that production and learning why they did this or that movie in one specific way or another ... very illuminating. Just like I was flabbergasted about which movies were either his pitch or in which he was supposed to star but then the studios backed out (after his heart surgery became known). The special connection, of course, was that I've grown up watching these movies and many of the other ones he references.
From there, we go into politics. Well, actually, we had some political views and encounters throughout previous chapters already. But now, we got into his very own political career. Despite Arnie often suffering from what most people suffer from - judging everything by the times they were born and grew up in - he isn't wrong about certain work ethics being important. In general, he's a level-headed guy and it showed in many of his political decisions if you ask me.
In between, we follow his private/family live - marriage, an affair I hadn't known about to the woman who was later with Sylvester Stallone while Arnie was already dating Maria Shriver, having children, relatives dying, his hereditary heart problem, the affair that ended the marriage to Maria Shriver etc.
Like I said earlier, I like that while this is self-promotional (in fact, he frequently mentions that he is always looking to sell himself and get ahead and climb that mountain higher and higher and never stopping), he never shies away from talking about the negative stuff, too. He's very honest and very self-critical (I think it's the same mentality, for him, as improving his acting or sportive abilities).
Another thing I enjoyed - just like in his movies - is the dry humour in between.
So this wasn't as profound a biography as others, maybe, but it was very interesting and I learned more than I had expected, actually. As the title suggested, it was a TOTAL recall of his life so far. *lol*
Moreover, it sounding as if we had a nice convo with uncle Arnie made for a comfy reading experience. Really cool. Just like the fact that the first chapter of the audiobook was narrated by Arnie himself, though Stephen Lang was a great choice for the rest of the book. :D
You see, I'm an 80s kid so I grew up in the years when his most iconic movies came out. Moreover, he's a German-speaker and there aren't a whole lot of that who make it onto the big screen (in America, no less) so that gave him extra bonus points.
I'm delighted to say that he's even more cool than I thought. Of course, this is an auto-biography so it's also self-marketing. However, the fantastic thing is that Arnie ALWAYS admits to mistakes. He doesn't cover them up or tries to excuse them away.
We start in Thal, Austria, where he was born in 1947. "Seeing" how he grew up, the era through his eyes as much as his personal story, was quite impressing. I keep forgetting how old the guy is and what that means regarding the history he's lived through.
From here, we soon go into the bodybuilding business. I was very impressed with the "low-key" solutions he and people like him had to come up with back then. Also, it was a very small and therefore tight-knit community so it's no surprise he met a lot of the now-big names early on. Not to mention that Arnie's drive and work ethics are beyond impressive.
Most surprising in this segment was all the stuff he did while doing bodybuilding. He knew he couldn't live off it in the beginning so he also got into real estate, fitness books and videos. And he didn't switch tactics later, when he was famous. So he's always been quite the entrepreneur and kept going with dabbling here and there throughout his life (I mean, the guy bought/leased a Boing 747, for crying out loud)!
Eventually (almost after too much time), we get to him meeting Maria Shriver and follow him into the movie business. The whole connection amongst Hollywood personas (intriguingly, they almost always met through / bonded over some shared history) as well as the Kennedy family stuff was fascinating.
But the most relatable and therefore my favourite part of the book was the movies themselves. Picking his brain, so to speak, about what he liked or didn't like about this or that production and learning why they did this or that movie in one specific way or another ... very illuminating. Just like I was flabbergasted about which movies were either his pitch or in which he was supposed to star but then the studios backed out (after his heart surgery became known). The special connection, of course, was that I've grown up watching these movies and many of the other ones he references.
From there, we go into politics. Well, actually, we had some political views and encounters throughout previous chapters already. But now, we got into his very own political career. Despite Arnie often suffering from what most people suffer from - judging everything by the times they were born and grew up in - he isn't wrong about certain work ethics being important. In general, he's a level-headed guy and it showed in many of his political decisions if you ask me.
In between, we follow his private/family live - marriage, an affair I hadn't known about to the woman who was later with Sylvester Stallone while Arnie was already dating Maria Shriver, having children, relatives dying, his hereditary heart problem, the affair that ended the marriage to Maria Shriver etc.
Like I said earlier, I like that while this is self-promotional (in fact, he frequently mentions that he is always looking to sell himself and get ahead and climb that mountain higher and higher and never stopping), he never shies away from talking about the negative stuff, too. He's very honest and very self-critical (I think it's the same mentality, for him, as improving his acting or sportive abilities).
Another thing I enjoyed - just like in his movies - is the dry humour in between.
So this wasn't as profound a biography as others, maybe, but it was very interesting and I learned more than I had expected, actually. As the title suggested, it was a TOTAL recall of his life so far. *lol*
Moreover, it sounding as if we had a nice convo with uncle Arnie made for a comfy reading experience. Really cool. Just like the fact that the first chapter of the audiobook was narrated by Arnie himself, though Stephen Lang was a great choice for the rest of the book. :D
January 19, 2023
I admire Arnold, the human (also the actor/body builder/Terminator).
And I am in awe of his perseverance, his intelligence and his grace.
And I am in awe of his perseverance, his intelligence and his grace.
February 27, 2024
袗褉薪芯谢写 楔胁邪褉褑械薪械谐械褉 械 泻褍谢褌褍褉薪邪 懈泻芯薪邪 薪邪 90-褌械, 薪褟屑邪 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 褋械 谢褗卸械屑. 小邪屑芯 褔械 胁懈械 屑薪芯谐芯 屑邪谢泻芯 蟹薪邪械褌械 蟹邪 薪械谐芯. 袩芯褔褌懈 薪懈褖芯, 屑懈褋谢褟 褋懈, 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 邪胁褌芯斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褟褌邪 屑褍.
袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌, 袗褉薪芯谢写 械 薪械薪芯褉屑邪谢薪芯 邪屑斜懈褑懈芯蟹械薪 懈 褌芯胁邪 芯斜褍褋谢邪胁褟 褑械谢懈褟褌 屑褍 卸懈胁芯褌. 袧械 懈蟹锌芯谢蟹胁邪屑 写褍屑邪褌邪 胁 谢芯褕 褋屑懈褋褗谢 - 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 锌芯写芯斜薪邪 薪械褍褌芯谢懈屑邪 卸邪卸写邪 蟹邪 褍褋锌械褏 懈 斜械蟹谐褉邪薪懈褔薪邪 械薪械褉谐懈褔薪芯褋褌 薪械 褋械 胁锌懈褋胁邪褌 胁 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪懈褌械 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 褉邪屑泻懈.
袗褉薪芯谢写 写邪谢械褔 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈褋褌 懈 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 泻邪泻褌芯 谐芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褌 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 褏芯褉邪. 袩褗褉胁懈褟 褋懈 屑懈谢懈芯薪 褌芯泄 锌褉邪胁懈 锌褉械写懈 写邪 械 褕邪屑锌懈芯薪 锌芯 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈蟹褗屑 - 褋谢械写 懈写胁邪薪械褌芯 褋懈 胁 小袗些 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 斜懈蟹薪械褋懈 懈 懈薪胁械褋褌懈褉邪 锌邪褉懈褌械 胁 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪芯褋褌. 小谢械写 褌芯胁邪 懈写胁邪褌 懈 褋锌芯褉褌薪懈褌械 屑褍 褍褋锌械褏懈, 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻邪 懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪 泻邪褉懈械褉邪, 薪芯 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 械 褉械蟹褍谢褌邪褌 薪邪 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸懈褌械谢械薪 懈 褍锌芯褉懈褌 褌褉褍写, 褔械 褌芯泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 泻邪褌芯 懈蟹胁褗薪蟹械屑械薪. 袛邪 褌褉械薪懈褉邪褕 6 褔邪褋邪 胁褋械泻懈 写械薪, 写邪 褋锌懈褕 锌芯 6 褔邪褋邪 胁褋褟泻邪 薪芯褖, 写邪 胁褗褉褌懈褕 斜懈蟹薪械褋 褋 褎懈褌薪械褋 斜褉芯褕褍褉懈, 写邪 褏芯写懈褕 写邪 薪芯褋懈褕 褌褍褏谢懈 锌褉械蟹 写械薪褟, 邪 胁械褔械褉 - 蟹邪写芯褔薪芯 胁 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪 - 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯. 袠 褌芯胁邪 锌褉械写懈 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕 25 谐...
袧械 斜械, 褋械褉懈芯蟹薪芯 - 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈 褋懈 薪褟泻芯泄, 褉芯写械薪 薪邪 屑邪泄薪邪褌邪 褋懈 胁 蟹邪斜褍褌邪薪邪褌邪 锌褉芯胁懈薪褑懈褟 薪邪 小袗些 写邪 写芯泄写械 胁 袝胁褉芯锌邪, 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 谐芯谢屑邪泄褋褌芯褉 薪邪 械胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻芯褌芯 褕械褋褌 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯写褉械写, 屑懈谢懈芯薪械褉, 薪邪泄-懈蟹胁械褋褌薪懈褟 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 写邪 褋械 芯卸械薪懈 蟹邪 锌褉懈薪褑械褋邪 懈 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 锌褉械蟹懈写械薪褌 薪邪 肖褉邪薪褑懈褟 (锌褉懈屑械褉薪芯)?!?
袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌, 袗褉薪芯谢写 械 薪械薪芯褉屑邪谢薪芯 邪屑斜懈褑懈芯蟹械薪 懈 褌芯胁邪 芯斜褍褋谢邪胁褟 褑械谢懈褟褌 屑褍 卸懈胁芯褌. 袧械 懈蟹锌芯谢蟹胁邪屑 写褍屑邪褌邪 胁 谢芯褕 褋屑懈褋褗谢 - 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 锌芯写芯斜薪邪 薪械褍褌芯谢懈屑邪 卸邪卸写邪 蟹邪 褍褋锌械褏 懈 斜械蟹谐褉邪薪懈褔薪邪 械薪械褉谐懈褔薪芯褋褌 薪械 褋械 胁锌懈褋胁邪褌 胁 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪懈褌械 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 褉邪屑泻懈.
袗褉薪芯谢写 写邪谢械褔 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈褋褌 懈 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 泻邪泻褌芯 谐芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褌 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 褏芯褉邪. 袩褗褉胁懈褟 褋懈 屑懈谢懈芯薪 褌芯泄 锌褉邪胁懈 锌褉械写懈 写邪 械 褕邪屑锌懈芯薪 锌芯 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈蟹褗屑 - 褋谢械写 懈写胁邪薪械褌芯 褋懈 胁 小袗些 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 斜懈蟹薪械褋懈 懈 懈薪胁械褋褌懈褉邪 锌邪褉懈褌械 胁 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪芯褋褌. 小谢械写 褌芯胁邪 懈写胁邪褌 懈 褋锌芯褉褌薪懈褌械 屑褍 褍褋锌械褏懈, 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻邪 懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪 泻邪褉懈械褉邪, 薪芯 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 械 褉械蟹褍谢褌邪褌 薪邪 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸懈褌械谢械薪 懈 褍锌芯褉懈褌 褌褉褍写, 褔械 褌芯泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 泻邪褌芯 懈蟹胁褗薪蟹械屑械薪. 袛邪 褌褉械薪懈褉邪褕 6 褔邪褋邪 胁褋械泻懈 写械薪, 写邪 褋锌懈褕 锌芯 6 褔邪褋邪 胁褋褟泻邪 薪芯褖, 写邪 胁褗褉褌懈褕 斜懈蟹薪械褋 褋 褎懈褌薪械褋 斜褉芯褕褍褉懈, 写邪 褏芯写懈褕 写邪 薪芯褋懈褕 褌褍褏谢懈 锌褉械蟹 写械薪褟, 邪 胁械褔械褉 - 蟹邪写芯褔薪芯 胁 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪 - 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯. 袠 褌芯胁邪 锌褉械写懈 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕 25 谐...
袧械 斜械, 褋械褉懈芯蟹薪芯 - 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈 褋懈 薪褟泻芯泄, 褉芯写械薪 薪邪 屑邪泄薪邪褌邪 褋懈 胁 蟹邪斜褍褌邪薪邪褌邪 锌褉芯胁懈薪褑懈褟 薪邪 小袗些 写邪 写芯泄写械 胁 袝胁褉芯锌邪, 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 谐芯谢屑邪泄褋褌芯褉 薪邪 械胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻芯褌芯 褕械褋褌 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯写褉械写, 屑懈谢懈芯薪械褉, 薪邪泄-懈蟹胁械褋褌薪懈褟 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 写邪 褋械 芯卸械薪懈 蟹邪 锌褉懈薪褑械褋邪 懈 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 锌褉械蟹懈写械薪褌 薪邪 肖褉邪薪褑懈褟 (锌褉懈屑械褉薪芯)?!?
August 21, 2021
Put simply, if you've ever admired Arnold in any capacity before, you'll have plenty to admire within these pages.
He exemplifies the American dream, worn like a cloak before the camera, and he practiced, practiced, practiced all his lines. It's as convincing as his bodybuilding career and his charming bi-partisan political run as Governor of California. That is to say, quite convincing. After all, he always described himself as an iconoclast who would shoot for the top of any and every field. And he obviously worked very, very hard to get there.
It's the American Dream all wrapped up in a nutshell. And it's made all the more convincing because he seems to really, truly believe it. Of course, the times were right and he immediately diversified himself when it came to being the world bodybuilding champion, getting into real estate and making bank before setting his sights on film, and getting in on the ground floor with James Cameron right after making himself a name as Conan. From there on, it was a huge success story of who you know and this is underscored by how he became a part of the Kennedy family. Arnold is a very outgoing guy and undeniably smart and driven. Having a huge run of wildly successful films made him a household name and he became tight with so many people high up in politics. In retrospect, for someone who just says they WANT something bad enough and works extra hard to get there, it's kinda obvious that he would... assuming that he is also a genius at marketing.
From marketing his body, real estate, public perception, having an in with the most prominent American political family, marketing an acting career, and marketing his politics, it's downright obvious.
And you know what? His autobiography is also a great marketing tool. He's made mistakes and done some questionable things, but he always admits to them and sets his sights forward. It's charming. But more than that, he's had one hell of a run and no one can deny it.
I, however, can't quite settle on the fact that it was all about the American Dream. Maybe it's just me. But there are a LOT of frankly amazing coincidences that fell into place even long before his acting career. Either it was fantastic luck AND hard work or it was a truly ruthless marketing campaign with a lot of help from a LOT of people on the outside.
Of course, Arnold did use the word Schmooze to describe all his networking. It very well could have been all of the above.
All told, the book seems to leave NOTHING out. I think it's slightly over-long on the bodybuilding bits but a lot of readers will have different opinions on all that. I would have liked more movie-talking but there was quite a bit here, too. I had a good time getting to know Arnold, regardless.
He exemplifies the American dream, worn like a cloak before the camera, and he practiced, practiced, practiced all his lines. It's as convincing as his bodybuilding career and his charming bi-partisan political run as Governor of California. That is to say, quite convincing. After all, he always described himself as an iconoclast who would shoot for the top of any and every field. And he obviously worked very, very hard to get there.
It's the American Dream all wrapped up in a nutshell. And it's made all the more convincing because he seems to really, truly believe it. Of course, the times were right and he immediately diversified himself when it came to being the world bodybuilding champion, getting into real estate and making bank before setting his sights on film, and getting in on the ground floor with James Cameron right after making himself a name as Conan. From there on, it was a huge success story of who you know and this is underscored by how he became a part of the Kennedy family. Arnold is a very outgoing guy and undeniably smart and driven. Having a huge run of wildly successful films made him a household name and he became tight with so many people high up in politics. In retrospect, for someone who just says they WANT something bad enough and works extra hard to get there, it's kinda obvious that he would... assuming that he is also a genius at marketing.
From marketing his body, real estate, public perception, having an in with the most prominent American political family, marketing an acting career, and marketing his politics, it's downright obvious.
And you know what? His autobiography is also a great marketing tool. He's made mistakes and done some questionable things, but he always admits to them and sets his sights forward. It's charming. But more than that, he's had one hell of a run and no one can deny it.
I, however, can't quite settle on the fact that it was all about the American Dream. Maybe it's just me. But there are a LOT of frankly amazing coincidences that fell into place even long before his acting career. Either it was fantastic luck AND hard work or it was a truly ruthless marketing campaign with a lot of help from a LOT of people on the outside.
Of course, Arnold did use the word Schmooze to describe all his networking. It very well could have been all of the above.
All told, the book seems to leave NOTHING out. I think it's slightly over-long on the bodybuilding bits but a lot of readers will have different opinions on all that. I would have liked more movie-talking but there was quite a bit here, too. I had a good time getting to know Arnold, regardless.
April 24, 2022
Arnold Schwarzenegger has led an interesting life. Bodybuilding champion, successful businessman, marrying into the Kennedy family, movie star, Governator. He has quite the story to tell.
As with most highly successful people, a lot comes down to dedication, determination, a strong will to succeed, the discipline to put in the work, the wish to learn and get better. What struck me about Arnold in particular is his kind of childlike enthusiasm and faith in himself with which he approached everything in life. Sometimes this can make him appear a little simple-minded (he is not) or arrogant (he might be a little). But mostly I admire his optimistic outlook.
Growing up in Europe in the 80s and 90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger is first and foremost this big action star to me personally. His bodybuilding career happened a little too early for me and his political career didn't really have much influence on me either. Therefore it perhaps doesn't come as a surprise that I was looking forward to stories about the making of such iconic movies as The Terminator, Predator or Total Recall the most. I got what I wanted, to some extent. But it's actually the part of his life that this book is giving the least amount of space to. Bodybuilding, family life, politics; those are the topics he hast most to say about. It's fine. All of it was interesting. Just not quite enough to give this book 5 stars.
I recommend it regardless. An interesting life indeed.
As with most highly successful people, a lot comes down to dedication, determination, a strong will to succeed, the discipline to put in the work, the wish to learn and get better. What struck me about Arnold in particular is his kind of childlike enthusiasm and faith in himself with which he approached everything in life. Sometimes this can make him appear a little simple-minded (he is not) or arrogant (he might be a little). But mostly I admire his optimistic outlook.
Growing up in Europe in the 80s and 90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger is first and foremost this big action star to me personally. His bodybuilding career happened a little too early for me and his political career didn't really have much influence on me either. Therefore it perhaps doesn't come as a surprise that I was looking forward to stories about the making of such iconic movies as The Terminator, Predator or Total Recall the most. I got what I wanted, to some extent. But it's actually the part of his life that this book is giving the least amount of space to. Bodybuilding, family life, politics; those are the topics he hast most to say about. It's fine. All of it was interesting. Just not quite enough to give this book 5 stars.
I recommend it regardless. An interesting life indeed.
September 15, 2018
Schwarzenegger is an individual who has fascinated me for almost as long as I can remember. As a kid, American movies were the ultimate in escapism 鈥� they represented the utter dominance of American culture in the 90s, a super saturated, colourful version of life. Everything was bigger than it was growing up in the UK: the scale, the action, even the men. Schwarzenegger was the epitome of this 鈥� the ultimate action star, bedecked with larger-than-life dialogue and even larger muscles. But away from Arnold the movie star, since watching a video called Arnold's as a teenager I realised that he had his head screwed on right. He valued hard work above all else. He relished challenges. He鈥檇 come from nothing and become a sensation. And, at the end of the day, during his peak he was an absolute unit and I really wanted to look like him. I literally was in awe at the size of the lad.
So in picking up his autobiography on holiday I was expecting to learn a bit about how he sculpted himself into a living statue, some on-set stories from his movie career, and maybe understand the scandal about his illegitimate child. What I didn鈥檛 expect was to finish the book utterly energised.
In many ways, I couldn鈥檛 have timed reading this book any better. I had just finished the months-long process of completing corrections to my PhD thesis, I was on holiday in France with some school friends specifically to relax and recharge, and I was thinking about how to structure the rest of the year to accomplish my goals. But what were those goals? What exactly was I trying to achieve? What was getting me up in the morning?
Enter 18 year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger, bursting through the stage left wall carrying a 200kg loaded bar. He proceeds to squat the bar ten times. After this he shrugs the bar to the floor, splintering the boards. He walks up to me and jabs a muscular finger at my chest. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time. I鈥檓 going to live in America and be in the movies. I鈥檓 going to earn a million dollars. What are you going to do?鈥�
The single most impressive thing that comes across in this hefty autobiography is Arnold鈥檚 unstoppable ambition. He goes into 鈥榤achine mode鈥�, to use his own words, and will not rest until he has accomplished his goals. He wanted to be the biggest, greatest bodybuilder of all time so he lifted weights for four hours a day, six days a week. He wanted to be a millionaire so he took college courses on business and economics, and invested intelligently in real estate. He wanted to be a Hollywood leading man and so passed up on bit parts that might damage his career, focusing instead on networking and working until the right movies came up. A lot of progress can be accomplished across different projects in a 24 hour day. In many respects the Terminator could not have been played by anyone else. When it comes to achieving goals, Arnold is the Terminator.
But this book does portray a complex, if at times overly flattering, portrait of the Austrian Oak. From a childhood of hard work and repressed emotions, coming back to bite him in the ass later in life, to his clear sense of loyalty to his friends, you do get a real sense of what makes the man tick. Besides a clear account of life events, which is deftly presented in the book, what more can you want from an autobiography? As I mentioned earlier, sometimes the book does come off as self-congratulatory, but then again what do you expect from a man who rose to the very top of what was possible in three or four separate careers. Occasional arrogance, and a rather glossed over affair, aside this is a very entertaining and endearing read. I certainly finished the book excited to finish my holiday and get back to work. To quote a saying my mum is fond of, I was full of piss and vinegar. This book allowed me to see my own goals more clearly, and while it鈥檚 early days I am confident that my life and career will have been significantly improved by reading it.
A must-read for fans of the man, of bodybuilding, and for those with big ambitions.
So in picking up his autobiography on holiday I was expecting to learn a bit about how he sculpted himself into a living statue, some on-set stories from his movie career, and maybe understand the scandal about his illegitimate child. What I didn鈥檛 expect was to finish the book utterly energised.
In many ways, I couldn鈥檛 have timed reading this book any better. I had just finished the months-long process of completing corrections to my PhD thesis, I was on holiday in France with some school friends specifically to relax and recharge, and I was thinking about how to structure the rest of the year to accomplish my goals. But what were those goals? What exactly was I trying to achieve? What was getting me up in the morning?
Enter 18 year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger, bursting through the stage left wall carrying a 200kg loaded bar. He proceeds to squat the bar ten times. After this he shrugs the bar to the floor, splintering the boards. He walks up to me and jabs a muscular finger at my chest. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time. I鈥檓 going to live in America and be in the movies. I鈥檓 going to earn a million dollars. What are you going to do?鈥�
The single most impressive thing that comes across in this hefty autobiography is Arnold鈥檚 unstoppable ambition. He goes into 鈥榤achine mode鈥�, to use his own words, and will not rest until he has accomplished his goals. He wanted to be the biggest, greatest bodybuilder of all time so he lifted weights for four hours a day, six days a week. He wanted to be a millionaire so he took college courses on business and economics, and invested intelligently in real estate. He wanted to be a Hollywood leading man and so passed up on bit parts that might damage his career, focusing instead on networking and working until the right movies came up. A lot of progress can be accomplished across different projects in a 24 hour day. In many respects the Terminator could not have been played by anyone else. When it comes to achieving goals, Arnold is the Terminator.
But this book does portray a complex, if at times overly flattering, portrait of the Austrian Oak. From a childhood of hard work and repressed emotions, coming back to bite him in the ass later in life, to his clear sense of loyalty to his friends, you do get a real sense of what makes the man tick. Besides a clear account of life events, which is deftly presented in the book, what more can you want from an autobiography? As I mentioned earlier, sometimes the book does come off as self-congratulatory, but then again what do you expect from a man who rose to the very top of what was possible in three or four separate careers. Occasional arrogance, and a rather glossed over affair, aside this is a very entertaining and endearing read. I certainly finished the book excited to finish my holiday and get back to work. To quote a saying my mum is fond of, I was full of piss and vinegar. This book allowed me to see my own goals more clearly, and while it鈥檚 early days I am confident that my life and career will have been significantly improved by reading it.
A must-read for fans of the man, of bodybuilding, and for those with big ambitions.
March 30, 2019
It sounds like Arnie was born in a Bela Tarr movie. He did live only 55 miles from the Austro-Hungarian border in a rural farm village called Thal in Southern Austria. No wonder he had ambitions to get to big, brash, bold America. We know how that worked out for him. He did OK. I took a look at Thal on Google Earth. I am guessing things have changed a lot since the 1940s and 50s. Now it appears to be full of big houses, swimming pools and neatly tended lawns.
I did find the book extremely interesting. He does not particularly endear himself all the time though. From his Nazi father to some of his antics / shenanigans in the bodybuilding world to win competitions to his rather obsessive craze for money and power. Not to mention his ego. I鈥檝e got to say that Arnie鈥檚 body was huge when he was at his bodybuilding best. He really had to work for it. There are some great photos in the book. There is one photo of him squatting 500 pounds in preparation for the 1971 Mr Olympia competition. Crazy weight.
In true fashion we go through his life in chronological order. Nothing wrong with that. Makes perfect sense and gives a great indication of where he came from to where he came. Quite a journey. From being the best bodybuilder in the world to the worst / best actor in the world. I remember when I was 15 trying to sneak into the cinema to see Commando that was an 18 certificate. Arnie was THE action hero.
As I do not follow celebrities at all I had no idea that he was married to Maria Shriver the niece of JFK. Due to this lack of celebrity knowledge the huge scandal moment towards the end is a complete surprise to me. I had no idea. As we say in England, blimey.
Reading the book (Kindle Daily Deal) did bring back some memories of watching his movies. The Scala Cinema in Kings Cross, London, would have Arnie all-nighters which were fun. It is a big book and the photos are excellent but I still feel there would be so many more stories from the films he made.
A generous 4 stars.
I did find the book extremely interesting. He does not particularly endear himself all the time though. From his Nazi father to some of his antics / shenanigans in the bodybuilding world to win competitions to his rather obsessive craze for money and power. Not to mention his ego. I鈥檝e got to say that Arnie鈥檚 body was huge when he was at his bodybuilding best. He really had to work for it. There are some great photos in the book. There is one photo of him squatting 500 pounds in preparation for the 1971 Mr Olympia competition. Crazy weight.
In true fashion we go through his life in chronological order. Nothing wrong with that. Makes perfect sense and gives a great indication of where he came from to where he came. Quite a journey. From being the best bodybuilder in the world to the worst / best actor in the world. I remember when I was 15 trying to sneak into the cinema to see Commando that was an 18 certificate. Arnie was THE action hero.
As I do not follow celebrities at all I had no idea that he was married to Maria Shriver the niece of JFK. Due to this lack of celebrity knowledge the huge scandal moment towards the end is a complete surprise to me. I had no idea. As we say in England, blimey.
Reading the book (Kindle Daily Deal) did bring back some memories of watching his movies. The Scala Cinema in Kings Cross, London, would have Arnie all-nighters which were fun. It is a big book and the photos are excellent but I still feel there would be so many more stories from the films he made.
A generous 4 stars.
March 27, 2023
4.5 Stars for Total Recall: My Unbelievable True Life Story (audiobook) by Arnold Schwarzenegger read by Stephen Lang and the author.
This is an amazing story. I鈥檓 familiar with much of his career but this really helps put things into perspective. It was fascinating to find out what was going on in his life behind the scenes while he was bodybuilding, acting and Governor of California. My only complaint with this audiobook was that Arnold only narrated the first and last chapters. The rest of the book sounded kind of strange in the voice of someone else.
This is an amazing story. I鈥檓 familiar with much of his career but this really helps put things into perspective. It was fascinating to find out what was going on in his life behind the scenes while he was bodybuilding, acting and Governor of California. My only complaint with this audiobook was that Arnold only narrated the first and last chapters. The rest of the book sounded kind of strange in the voice of someone else.
October 17, 2012
Briefly, is this book any good?
Well the first half is a quite candid and interesting story of his childhood, rise to fame and career. Obviously it's PR censored, but I think some parts of real personality slip through. The second half is a more guarded defence of every political decision he made while governor of California. Unless you're into politics it is very dull. The only interesting aspect is how he relates his right-wing politics to his personal experience of capitalism providing the opportunity for a poor immigrant boy to become a billionaire. Most right-wing politicians are fuelled by hatred, but Schwarzenegger is actually pretty convincing at claiming altruistic motives. I still think he's wrong - he only experienced the 1 story where capitalism helped someone and not the 999 where it hurt someone - but it's still interesting to understand how the right-wing thinks.
Other things about his story that I found notable:
There are a lot of colour photographs in the book. In his prime as Mr Universe he was certainly well proportioned and attractive so you can see why he won, but it quite strange to compare him to the modern Mr Universe champions who are all much bigger and quite grotesquely bulging. He obviously would have no chance of winning today, yet he is still revered.
He set goals and then achieved them, over and over and over. Rare failures only spurred him on to work harder.
Apparently he went straight in at the top of everything he did. He won Mr Universe on his second attempt, he was making $1 million by his second movie and the same by his second real-estate deal. He attributes this to hard work and self-belief (as do all successful people, due to selection bias) but either he was also blessed with incredible luck, or he had a lot more failures that he left out of the book.
You would think its natural for establishment stars all know each other, but he was already friends with all the main Hollywood stars and was dating a Kennedy *before* he made his first movie. He name drops hundreds of powerful people as friends, and I assume he also had non-famous friends he doesn't mention, so his social network graph must have been phenomenal.
There are lengthy sections that interrupt the flow of the story to explain how wonderful is wife was. Eventually the purpose of these is revealed: he still wants to win her back.
He doesn't sound particularly upset when his mother and father die, nor when his brother is killed in a car crash. The only time he is ever less than cheerful is after his heart surgery when he finds out he will no longer be able to be physically active. He also says he found acting lessons difficult at first because until then he hadn't even realised that men could have emotions. He has been accused of being emotionless many times in the past, so he could have used this book to demonstrate the depth of his feelings even if he had to get the ghost writer to exaggerate, but he doesn't. Therefore I think there is indeed something pretty strange about his emotional make-up. (But then can you find me a billionaire who isn't strange, by definition?)
Well the first half is a quite candid and interesting story of his childhood, rise to fame and career. Obviously it's PR censored, but I think some parts of real personality slip through. The second half is a more guarded defence of every political decision he made while governor of California. Unless you're into politics it is very dull. The only interesting aspect is how he relates his right-wing politics to his personal experience of capitalism providing the opportunity for a poor immigrant boy to become a billionaire. Most right-wing politicians are fuelled by hatred, but Schwarzenegger is actually pretty convincing at claiming altruistic motives. I still think he's wrong - he only experienced the 1 story where capitalism helped someone and not the 999 where it hurt someone - but it's still interesting to understand how the right-wing thinks.
Other things about his story that I found notable:
There are a lot of colour photographs in the book. In his prime as Mr Universe he was certainly well proportioned and attractive so you can see why he won, but it quite strange to compare him to the modern Mr Universe champions who are all much bigger and quite grotesquely bulging. He obviously would have no chance of winning today, yet he is still revered.
He set goals and then achieved them, over and over and over. Rare failures only spurred him on to work harder.
Apparently he went straight in at the top of everything he did. He won Mr Universe on his second attempt, he was making $1 million by his second movie and the same by his second real-estate deal. He attributes this to hard work and self-belief (as do all successful people, due to selection bias) but either he was also blessed with incredible luck, or he had a lot more failures that he left out of the book.
You would think its natural for establishment stars all know each other, but he was already friends with all the main Hollywood stars and was dating a Kennedy *before* he made his first movie. He name drops hundreds of powerful people as friends, and I assume he also had non-famous friends he doesn't mention, so his social network graph must have been phenomenal.
There are lengthy sections that interrupt the flow of the story to explain how wonderful is wife was. Eventually the purpose of these is revealed: he still wants to win her back.
He doesn't sound particularly upset when his mother and father die, nor when his brother is killed in a car crash. The only time he is ever less than cheerful is after his heart surgery when he finds out he will no longer be able to be physically active. He also says he found acting lessons difficult at first because until then he hadn't even realised that men could have emotions. He has been accused of being emotionless many times in the past, so he could have used this book to demonstrate the depth of his feelings even if he had to get the ghost writer to exaggerate, but he doesn't. Therefore I think there is indeed something pretty strange about his emotional make-up. (But then can you find me a billionaire who isn't strange, by definition?)
April 13, 2019
The title of the book is really fitting. I assume that everybody knows something about Arnold Schwarzenegger, obviously known for his films. But I think that only some of you know that in his young age he was a very successful bodybuilder, he was Mr Olympia, Mr Universe or something like that several times. Eventually, he became a governor of California. The book also tells more about him as a real estate investor and the interesting fact is that first became a millionaire by all of his real estate endeavours.
The book gives a lot of insights into his life and it brought out why he was able to accomplish as much as he did. The book tells how a poor Austrian became an entrepreneur, a professional bodybuilder and eventually a film star and a politician.
For me, the most interesting part was about the Hollywood industry. How it worked at his peak and how he dealt with different stakeholders. By the way, now I get why Conan the Barbarian is the only chapter, from the whole franchise, worth to watch (my honest opinion). On the other hand, I found the second half of the book a bit less appealing. It tells more about Arnold鈥檚 life as an American politician and my reflection on that part is that, predominantly, he tries to justify his actions. There is nothing wrong with that, but, much more, I would enjoy some interesting deep dives into the American political industry.
One thing that was also interesting was the way he ends the book which was his ten rules to live. My favourite was 鈥渄on't let pride get in the way鈥�, 鈥渄on't... (if you like to read my full review please visit my blog: )
The book gives a lot of insights into his life and it brought out why he was able to accomplish as much as he did. The book tells how a poor Austrian became an entrepreneur, a professional bodybuilder and eventually a film star and a politician.
For me, the most interesting part was about the Hollywood industry. How it worked at his peak and how he dealt with different stakeholders. By the way, now I get why Conan the Barbarian is the only chapter, from the whole franchise, worth to watch (my honest opinion). On the other hand, I found the second half of the book a bit less appealing. It tells more about Arnold鈥檚 life as an American politician and my reflection on that part is that, predominantly, he tries to justify his actions. There is nothing wrong with that, but, much more, I would enjoy some interesting deep dives into the American political industry.
One thing that was also interesting was the way he ends the book which was his ten rules to live. My favourite was 鈥渄on't let pride get in the way鈥�, 鈥渄on't... (if you like to read my full review please visit my blog: )
January 25, 2023
Firstly I have to mention, this is the largest autobiography I have read, filled with acting career, political career, bodybuilding career, his personal life, his family.
Often I read an biography, sometimes autobiography and I ask myself how do you fit a whole life story in 260 pages.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has won more bodybuilding titles than anyone else in the world, including seven Mr. Olympia titles and three Mr. Universe titles. He has also won international fame as a movie superstar. He lives in Los Angeles and was married to Maria Shriver, and has four children.
Powerhouse of a story, the most detailed autobiography read, is it an honest portrayal about an American icon?
While body building still seems like a very strange thing to me, he did a good job of communicating that it's a lot more than just an excuse to look in the mirror. And then, reading about his desire to come to this country, and how he embraced the American Dream was inspiring.
For every handicap he had, from language and accent, to being broke and figuring out real estate and business, creating an acting career while being anything but a leading man type, and finally politics, I was fascinated by his sophistication, his methodical planning, his focus, and how brilliantly he hit all of his goals. There are certainly lessons here for me.
A man with a very active mind, a man determined to make a success of everything he does, films, politics, business, real estate, making money and lots of it.
A terrific read, a good four stars.
Often I read an biography, sometimes autobiography and I ask myself how do you fit a whole life story in 260 pages.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has won more bodybuilding titles than anyone else in the world, including seven Mr. Olympia titles and three Mr. Universe titles. He has also won international fame as a movie superstar. He lives in Los Angeles and was married to Maria Shriver, and has four children.
Powerhouse of a story, the most detailed autobiography read, is it an honest portrayal about an American icon?
While body building still seems like a very strange thing to me, he did a good job of communicating that it's a lot more than just an excuse to look in the mirror. And then, reading about his desire to come to this country, and how he embraced the American Dream was inspiring.
For every handicap he had, from language and accent, to being broke and figuring out real estate and business, creating an acting career while being anything but a leading man type, and finally politics, I was fascinated by his sophistication, his methodical planning, his focus, and how brilliantly he hit all of his goals. There are certainly lessons here for me.
A man with a very active mind, a man determined to make a success of everything he does, films, politics, business, real estate, making money and lots of it.
A terrific read, a good four stars.
June 10, 2020
I enjoyed this book much much more than I thought I would. The mark of a good autobiography is if biographer lives up the hype, a great autobiography makes the read a bigger fan than when they begun. This is how I felt after reading this book. I admit Arnold was a distant 3rd action hero for in the 80s, behind Stallone and Van Damn. However even though I enjoyed their movies more than Arnold's, neither they nor many people have excelled outside the movie industry the way Arnold has. If you have seen him flexing his muscles, it is easy to forget that he had also been blessed with an incredible mind and an iron will. If there is one word I would use to describe Arnold Schwarzenegger it is driven. He has always had a vision of where he's wanted to be, and he has done everything in his power to make it happen.
True there is nothing in this book that is not already reported about Arnold, but it is great to have his whole life story laid out all in one. Being quite a guarded person he mentions things about his personal life but foes not go into too much detail. He is completely open about his work life and accomplishments, for his early days of training, to innovative methods of training today, that have become standard in most athletes today. He does mention steroid use once but does not do into detail about it. In fairness he does say at the time taking steroids was the same as taking a vitamin shot. As no research had been done at the time to find the long term side effects of their use. In fact they had not even been made illegal at the time. He talks about the mental aspects of training and competing to win rather than just another face in the competition.
The next aspect of his life is using the money and notoriety he gained from body building and investing he money in a number of his own business, and projects in order to as he says stay wealthy providing security base for future projects. This allowed him to be financially secure enough to be able to turn down roles in films till he got the leading man roles he was after. Then his personal and work life intersect where he and marries into the Kennedy/Shriver family. Here he learned and created all the networking connection he needed later on to become governor. I would not be surprised if in a few years he became president.
The last third of the book deals with political career, he tries his best to make it sound good, by talking about what he wanted to do, and what he did manage to do, but he was continually tied up in legislation. This is the part I do not believe for one second, he made no money for the 7 years he was governor. He takes the line he is a public servant doing the best for the public. I am sure he is but I cannot believe he did not get paid or have the benefits outweigh the rigours of the job, or there would be no politicians at all. Unfortunately the book finishes on a low personal note for him but, with media and social networking becoming more widespread it is easier to keep up with how this develops. A very good book. A monstrous 624+ pages a real steal for the price. I am sure there is still much more to come.
True there is nothing in this book that is not already reported about Arnold, but it is great to have his whole life story laid out all in one. Being quite a guarded person he mentions things about his personal life but foes not go into too much detail. He is completely open about his work life and accomplishments, for his early days of training, to innovative methods of training today, that have become standard in most athletes today. He does mention steroid use once but does not do into detail about it. In fairness he does say at the time taking steroids was the same as taking a vitamin shot. As no research had been done at the time to find the long term side effects of their use. In fact they had not even been made illegal at the time. He talks about the mental aspects of training and competing to win rather than just another face in the competition.
The next aspect of his life is using the money and notoriety he gained from body building and investing he money in a number of his own business, and projects in order to as he says stay wealthy providing security base for future projects. This allowed him to be financially secure enough to be able to turn down roles in films till he got the leading man roles he was after. Then his personal and work life intersect where he and marries into the Kennedy/Shriver family. Here he learned and created all the networking connection he needed later on to become governor. I would not be surprised if in a few years he became president.
The last third of the book deals with political career, he tries his best to make it sound good, by talking about what he wanted to do, and what he did manage to do, but he was continually tied up in legislation. This is the part I do not believe for one second, he made no money for the 7 years he was governor. He takes the line he is a public servant doing the best for the public. I am sure he is but I cannot believe he did not get paid or have the benefits outweigh the rigours of the job, or there would be no politicians at all. Unfortunately the book finishes on a low personal note for him but, with media and social networking becoming more widespread it is easier to keep up with how this develops. A very good book. A monstrous 624+ pages a real steal for the price. I am sure there is still much more to come.
February 10, 2020
袘懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袗褉薪懈 械 械写薪邪 芯褌 芯薪械蟹懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 蟹邪 芯褋褗褖械褋褌胁械薪邪 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋泻邪 屑械褔褌邪.
孝褟 薪械 械 褌邪泄薪邪 蟹邪 薪懈泻芯谐芯, 薪芯 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 械 胁褌芯褉邪褔械薪 胁 褏芯谢懈胁褍写褋泻懈褌械 蟹薪邪屑械薪懈褌芯褋褌懈, 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褟, 褔械 懈屑邪褕械 写芯褋褌邪 薪芯胁懈 蟹邪 屑械薪 薪械褖邪 - 锌褉械写懈屑薪芯 芯褌 谢懈褔薪懈褟 屑褍 卸懈胁芯褌. 袛芯褉懈 写褉邪屑邪褌邪 褋 懈蟹胁褗薪斜褉邪褔薪芯褌芯 写械褌械 褋褗屑 褟 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢, 懈谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢 ... 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械 褋谢械写褟 蟹邪 褌邪泻褗胁 褉芯写 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 芯褌 谢懈褔薪懈褟 懈屑 卸懈胁芯褌, 薪芯 胁 械写薪邪 邪胁褌芯斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褔薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 褋械 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟 胁 械写懈薪 写褉褍谐 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌 - 薪械 褌芯蟹懈 薪邪 锌懈泻邪薪褌械褉懈褟褌邪, 邪 褋 芯谐谢械写 褑械薪薪芯褋褌懈褌械, 褍褉芯褑懈褌械 懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢芯褌芯 芯褌 褋芯褉褌邪.
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋械 锌褉械屑懈薪邪胁邪 斜褗褉蟹芯, 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉懈褉邪薪邪 械 褏褉芯薪芯谢芯谐懈褔薪芯 懈 懈蟹谢芯卸械薪懈械褌芯 械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 - 薪褟屑邪 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈械褌械 褋谢芯卸薪懈 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉懈 懈 褋懈 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 写芯褉懈 褔芯胁械泻 褋 薪械锌械褉褎械泻褌械薪 邪薪谐谢懈泄褋泻懈 屑芯卸械 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 写邪 褟 褔械褌械 (懈谢懈 褋谢褍褕邪) 胁 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢. 袧械 械 褔械褌懈胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 蟹邪写褗谢卸懈褌械谢薪芯 斜懈褏 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔邪谢 褋 薪械芯褋锌芯褉懈屑懈 写芯褋褌芯泄薪褋褌胁邪, 薪芯 袗褉薪懈 械 锌懈褔 懈 泻邪泻褌芯 褋邪屑 泻邪蟹胁邪 - 褍屑械械 写邪 锌褉芯写邪胁邪. 袨褖械 褋褗褋 蟹邪谐谢邪胁懈械褌芯 屑懈 械 褍褑械谢懈谢 谢褞斜懈屑懈褟 褎懈谢屑 褋 薪械谐芯胁芯 褍褔邪褋褌懈械. 袨褖械 锌芯胁械褔械, 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 械写薪芯 褌邪泻芯胁邪 褍褋械褖邪薪械, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪械, 邪泻芯 褋懈 谐芯 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褕, 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈褕 胁 褋锌懈褋褗泻邪 褋 褑械谢懈褌械 懈 锌芯写褏芯写懈褕 锌芯 褌芯褔薪懈褟 蟹邪 褑械谢褌邪 薪邪褔懈薪, 泻芯械褌芯 胁 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 械 写芯斜褉芯 锌芯褋谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褟.
袟邪 锌芯谢芯卸懈褌械谢薪邪褌邪 芯褑械薪泻邪 屑懈 薪邪褌械卸邪, 褔械 械 懈蟹斜褟谐胁邪谢 褋邪屑芯褏胁邪谢斜懈, 锌褉懈蟹薪邪谢 褋懈 械 谐褉械褕泻懈, 薪械 褋械 械 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈谢 泻邪褌芯 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻, 邪 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 泻邪褌芯 锌褉邪泻褌懈泻. 小邪屑 泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 芯斜懈褔邪 写邪 蟹邪写褗褉卸邪 薪械褖邪褌邪 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈, 邪 褌褍泻 褋械 械 锌芯褋褌邪褉邪谢 写邪 褋械 褉邪蟹泻褉懈械 懈 褌芯胁邪 褋懈 械 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械 薪邪 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉邪. 袧械 屑芯谐邪 写邪 泻邪卸邪, 褔械 邪写屑懈褉懈褉邪屑 屑邪薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍 泻褗屑 "锌懈械写械褋褌邪谢邪", 薪芯 邪写屑懈褉懈褉邪屑, 褔械 褋懈 谐芯 锌褉懈蟹薪邪胁邪. 袣芯谐邪褌芯 械 芯褋褗蟹薪邪褌芯 懈 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褌芯, 薪械 械 褔邪泻 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 谢芯褕芯. 袩芯薪械 胁 袘懈斜谢懈褟褌邪 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 褌邪泻邪.
袙 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 薪邪褉褗褔薪懈泻 蟹邪 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈蟹褗屑, 蟹邪 褎懈褌薪械褋, 泻邪泻 褋械 褋褌邪胁邪 蟹胁械蟹写邪, 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 懈谢懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻 懈 薪械 斜懈褏 懈褋泻邪谢 薪褟泻芯泄 写邪 懈屑邪 褌邪泻懈胁邪 芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈褟, 褌褗泄 泻邪褌芯 薪械 褋械 蟹邪写褗谢斜邪胁邪 胁 写械褌邪泄谢, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写邪胁邪 芯斜褖邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁邪. 袩芯谢芯卸懈褌械谢薪芯 屑懈 锌芯胁谢懈褟 懈 褔械 胁 邪褍写懈芯 胁邪褉懈邪薪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪邪 芯褌 褋邪屑懈褟 薪械谐芯, 邪 褌邪泻邪 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪 锌芯-胁褗蟹写械泄褋褌胁邪褖芯 胁 卸邪薪褉邪 薪邪 邪胁褌芯斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈懈褌械. 些械褕械 屑懈 褋械 褑褟谢邪褌邪 写邪 斜械 褌邪泻邪. 效褍褏 泻褗屑 泻褉邪褟 懈 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟, 胁褗胁 胁褉褗蟹泻邪 褋褗褋 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械 褌褍泻 薪邪 袧械锌芯斜械写懈屑懈褌械, 薪芯 褋懈 斜械褕械 褋邪屑芯 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪薪械.
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袛邪 褋懈 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褟, 写芯褉懈 薪械 蟹薪邪械褏, 褔械 卸械薪邪 屑褍 械 芯褌 泻谢邪薪邪 袣械薪械写懈, 泻芯械褌芯 褋懈 械 锌褗谢械薪 屑邪泄褌邪锌 蟹邪 谐褍斜械褉薪邪褌芯褉 褉械锌褍斜谢懈泻邪薪械褑. 携胁薪芯 薪褟屑邪 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈 薪械褖邪 蟹邪 袗褉薪芯谢写. 袦薪芯谐芯 褋械 褋屑褟褏 泻邪泻 械 褌褉褟斜胁邪谢芯 写邪 芯褌懈写械 薪邪 芯褎懈褑懈邪谢械薪 芯斜褟写 褍 褌械褏薪懈褌械 蟹邪 锌褉褗胁 锌褗褌 懈 锌芯褋谢械 薪邪 笑褗褉泻胁邪 芯斜谢械褔械薪 褋 褌械薪懈褋 褕芯褉褌懈.
孝褟 薪械 械 褌邪泄薪邪 蟹邪 薪懈泻芯谐芯, 薪芯 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 械 胁褌芯褉邪褔械薪 胁 褏芯谢懈胁褍写褋泻懈褌械 蟹薪邪屑械薪懈褌芯褋褌懈, 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褟, 褔械 懈屑邪褕械 写芯褋褌邪 薪芯胁懈 蟹邪 屑械薪 薪械褖邪 - 锌褉械写懈屑薪芯 芯褌 谢懈褔薪懈褟 屑褍 卸懈胁芯褌. 袛芯褉懈 写褉邪屑邪褌邪 褋 懈蟹胁褗薪斜褉邪褔薪芯褌芯 写械褌械 褋褗屑 褟 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢, 懈谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢 ... 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械 褋谢械写褟 蟹邪 褌邪泻褗胁 褉芯写 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 芯褌 谢懈褔薪懈褟 懈屑 卸懈胁芯褌, 薪芯 胁 械写薪邪 邪胁褌芯斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褔薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 褋械 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟 胁 械写懈薪 写褉褍谐 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌 - 薪械 褌芯蟹懈 薪邪 锌懈泻邪薪褌械褉懈褟褌邪, 邪 褋 芯谐谢械写 褑械薪薪芯褋褌懈褌械, 褍褉芯褑懈褌械 懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢芯褌芯 芯褌 褋芯褉褌邪.
袣薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋械 锌褉械屑懈薪邪胁邪 斜褗褉蟹芯, 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉懈褉邪薪邪 械 褏褉芯薪芯谢芯谐懈褔薪芯 懈 懈蟹谢芯卸械薪懈械褌芯 械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 - 薪褟屑邪 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈械褌械 褋谢芯卸薪懈 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉懈 懈 褋懈 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 写芯褉懈 褔芯胁械泻 褋 薪械锌械褉褎械泻褌械薪 邪薪谐谢懈泄褋泻懈 屑芯卸械 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 写邪 褟 褔械褌械 (懈谢懈 褋谢褍褕邪) 胁 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢. 袧械 械 褔械褌懈胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 蟹邪写褗谢卸懈褌械谢薪芯 斜懈褏 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔邪谢 褋 薪械芯褋锌芯褉懈屑懈 写芯褋褌芯泄薪褋褌胁邪, 薪芯 袗褉薪懈 械 锌懈褔 懈 泻邪泻褌芯 褋邪屑 泻邪蟹胁邪 - 褍屑械械 写邪 锌褉芯写邪胁邪. 袨褖械 褋褗褋 蟹邪谐谢邪胁懈械褌芯 屑懈 械 褍褑械谢懈谢 谢褞斜懈屑懈褟 褎懈谢屑 褋 薪械谐芯胁芯 褍褔邪褋褌懈械. 袨褖械 锌芯胁械褔械, 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 械写薪芯 褌邪泻芯胁邪 褍褋械褖邪薪械, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪械, 邪泻芯 褋懈 谐芯 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褕, 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈褕 胁 褋锌懈褋褗泻邪 褋 褑械谢懈褌械 懈 锌芯写褏芯写懈褕 锌芯 褌芯褔薪懈褟 蟹邪 褑械谢褌邪 薪邪褔懈薪, 泻芯械褌芯 胁 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 械 写芯斜褉芯 锌芯褋谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褟.
袟邪 锌芯谢芯卸懈褌械谢薪邪褌邪 芯褑械薪泻邪 屑懈 薪邪褌械卸邪, 褔械 械 懈蟹斜褟谐胁邪谢 褋邪屑芯褏胁邪谢斜懈, 锌褉懈蟹薪邪谢 褋懈 械 谐褉械褕泻懈, 薪械 褋械 械 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈谢 泻邪褌芯 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻, 邪 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 泻邪褌芯 锌褉邪泻褌懈泻. 小邪屑 泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 芯斜懈褔邪 写邪 蟹邪写褗褉卸邪 薪械褖邪褌邪 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈, 邪 褌褍泻 褋械 械 锌芯褋褌邪褉邪谢 写邪 褋械 褉邪蟹泻褉懈械 懈 褌芯胁邪 褋懈 械 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械 薪邪 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉邪. 袧械 屑芯谐邪 写邪 泻邪卸邪, 褔械 邪写屑懈褉懈褉邪屑 屑邪薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍 泻褗屑 "锌懈械写械褋褌邪谢邪", 薪芯 邪写屑懈褉懈褉邪屑, 褔械 褋懈 谐芯 锌褉懈蟹薪邪胁邪. 袣芯谐邪褌芯 械 芯褋褗蟹薪邪褌芯 懈 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褌芯, 薪械 械 褔邪泻 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 谢芯褕芯. 袩芯薪械 胁 袘懈斜谢懈褟褌邪 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 褌邪泻邪.
袙 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 薪邪褉褗褔薪懈泻 蟹邪 泻褍谢褌褍褉懈蟹褗屑, 蟹邪 褎懈褌薪械褋, 泻邪泻 褋械 褋褌邪胁邪 蟹胁械蟹写邪, 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 懈谢懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻 懈 薪械 斜懈褏 懈褋泻邪谢 薪褟泻芯泄 写邪 懈屑邪 褌邪泻懈胁邪 芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈褟, 褌褗泄 泻邪褌芯 薪械 褋械 蟹邪写褗谢斜邪胁邪 胁 写械褌邪泄谢, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写邪胁邪 芯斜褖邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁邪. 袩芯谢芯卸懈褌械谢薪芯 屑懈 锌芯胁谢懈褟 懈 褔械 胁 邪褍写懈芯 胁邪褉懈邪薪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪邪 芯褌 褋邪屑懈褟 薪械谐芯, 邪 褌邪泻邪 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪 锌芯-胁褗蟹写械泄褋褌胁邪褖芯 胁 卸邪薪褉邪 薪邪 邪胁褌芯斜懈芯谐褉邪褎懈懈褌械. 些械褕械 屑懈 褋械 褑褟谢邪褌邪 写邪 斜械 褌邪泻邪. 效褍褏 泻褗屑 泻褉邪褟 懈 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 袘褗谢谐邪褉懈褟, 胁褗胁 胁褉褗蟹泻邪 褋褗褋 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械 褌褍泻 薪邪 袧械锌芯斜械写懈屑懈褌械, 薪芯 褋懈 斜械褕械 褋邪屑芯 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪薪械.
袩.小.
袛邪 褋懈 锌褉懈蟹薪邪褟, 写芯褉懈 薪械 蟹薪邪械褏, 褔械 卸械薪邪 屑褍 械 芯褌 泻谢邪薪邪 袣械薪械写懈, 泻芯械褌芯 褋懈 械 锌褗谢械薪 屑邪泄褌邪锌 蟹邪 谐褍斜械褉薪邪褌芯褉 褉械锌褍斜谢懈泻邪薪械褑. 携胁薪芯 薪褟屑邪 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈 薪械褖邪 蟹邪 袗褉薪芯谢写. 袦薪芯谐芯 褋械 褋屑褟褏 泻邪泻 械 褌褉褟斜胁邪谢芯 写邪 芯褌懈写械 薪邪 芯褎懈褑懈邪谢械薪 芯斜褟写 褍 褌械褏薪懈褌械 蟹邪 锌褉褗胁 锌褗褌 懈 锌芯褋谢械 薪邪 笑褗褉泻胁邪 芯斜谢械褔械薪 褋 褌械薪懈褋 褕芯褉褌懈.
March 4, 2023
Genres: Autobiography/Nonfiction
I like this author and have enjoyed many of his movies. Arnold comes across as a "nice guy" with a great deal of success behind him. After reading this book though, none of his success was by accident. He had a dream or two or three and he was motivated and ambitious. Not to mention dedicated and determined to go after his dreams. I admire that type of tenacity.
There is one thing that I didn't care for. I listened to the audio and was extremely disappointed that he did not do his own narration of this autobiography. He started off narrating it.....then someone else took over for the majority. Then at the very end...he came back.
One other thing is that this felt very glossy and by that I mean I didn't get that he was being completely transparent. What was virtually nonexistant was the normal fear, doubt, anger, hardships and grit that comes with the strivings in life....there was not much of that. It felt sugar coated for maximum appeal. Not my favorite. Not a deal breaker either; I'm still a fan. But 3 stars is all I have for this one.
I like this author and have enjoyed many of his movies. Arnold comes across as a "nice guy" with a great deal of success behind him. After reading this book though, none of his success was by accident. He had a dream or two or three and he was motivated and ambitious. Not to mention dedicated and determined to go after his dreams. I admire that type of tenacity.
There is one thing that I didn't care for. I listened to the audio and was extremely disappointed that he did not do his own narration of this autobiography. He started off narrating it.....then someone else took over for the majority. Then at the very end...he came back.
One other thing is that this felt very glossy and by that I mean I didn't get that he was being completely transparent. What was virtually nonexistant was the normal fear, doubt, anger, hardships and grit that comes with the strivings in life....there was not much of that. It felt sugar coated for maximum appeal. Not my favorite. Not a deal breaker either; I'm still a fan. But 3 stars is all I have for this one.
January 13, 2016
There is nothing special about his writing. He describes whatever he鈥檚 done in his life chronologically. Some more than the others. And of course, for public consumption and the media, the whole thing has been sanitized. But here鈥檚 what I believe he鈥檚 good at: 鈥榮elling鈥�. As he mentions in the book, you鈥檙e always selling something. And so, he鈥檚 selling and promoting himself, his work, his whatever; shamelessly, constantly, relentlessly. No shyness. No timidity.
Some say he鈥檚 arrogant; maybe so, but almost every high achiever I know, has a magnetized picture of themselves. Maybe it鈥檚 the reason they aim high; a sense of deservedness, superior to most, destined to rule. For the most part, and for the obvious reasons, they don鈥檛 announce it. Some do. But I think it鈥檚 always there. You can see it in their behavior. It鈥檚 the mindset with which they operate.
Anyhow, all in all, not a bad book.
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丕蹖賳賲 丕賵賱蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 賲賳 鬲賵蹖 诏賵賵丿 乇蹖丿夭. 賵丕鬲 丿 賴賱!
Some say he鈥檚 arrogant; maybe so, but almost every high achiever I know, has a magnetized picture of themselves. Maybe it鈥檚 the reason they aim high; a sense of deservedness, superior to most, destined to rule. For the most part, and for the obvious reasons, they don鈥檛 announce it. Some do. But I think it鈥檚 always there. You can see it in their behavior. It鈥檚 the mindset with which they operate.
Anyhow, all in all, not a bad book.
夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屬嗀з呝� 丌乇賳賵賱丿 卮賵丕乇鬲夭賳蹖诏乇
賲賳 賳爻禺賴 氐賵鬲蹖 乇賵 诏賵卮 丿丕丿賲貨 23 爻丕毓鬲 賵 23 丿賯蹖賯賴. 賮氐賱 丕賵賱 賵 丌禺乇 乇賵 禺賵丿 丌乇賳賵賱丿 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁�. 禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴貙 亘賯蹖賴鈥屫ж� 乇賵 蹖讴 賳賮乇 丿蹖诏賴!
賮氐賱鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘 賲鬲賳丕爻亘 亘丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 丌乇賳賱賵丿 倬蹖卮 賲蹖鈥屫辟�. 丕夭 丿賵乇丕賳 讴賵丿讴蹖 鬲賵蹖 丕鬲乇蹖卮 亘毓丿 丕夭 噩賳诏 噩賴丕賳蹖 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖鈥屫促� 賵 讴賲鈥屭┵� 賵丕乇丿 丿賳蹖丕蹖 亘丿賳爻丕夭蹖 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賯賴乇賲丕賳 噩賴丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫促� 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 賲賴丕噩乇鬲 亘賴 丕賲乇蹖讴丕貙 賲蹖鈥屫辟� 鬲賵蹖 讴丕乇 賲賱讴 賵 禺賵賳賴. 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳乇 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 亘丕夭 賴賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 亘丿賳爻丕夭蹖 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 讴賲鈥屭┵� 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟�. 讴賱丕爻 賲蹖鈥屫辟�. 亘丕夭蹖诏乇 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 亘丕夭 賴賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 亘丿賳爻丕夭蹖 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 亘丕 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 讴賳丿蹖鈥屬囏� 賵氐賱鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 亘趩賴鈥屫ж� 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賵丕乇丿 爻蹖丕爻鬲 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賵 賮乇賲丕賳丿丕乇 丕蹖丕賱鬲 讴丕賱蹖賮乇賳蹖丕 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賮氐賱 丌禺乇 賴賲 趩賳丿 鬲丕 丕氐賱 賲蹖鈥屭� 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩胤賵乇 賲賵賮賯 亘卮蹖賳.
賵蹖乇丕蹖卮 讴鬲丕亘 胤賵乇蹖賴 讴賴 丨爻 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賳賲丕蹖卮 蹖讴 趩賴乇賴 禺賵亘貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕賴丿丕賮 賲賴賲 賵蹖乇丕爻鬲丕乇賴丕 亘賵丿賴 賵 亘丕毓孬 卮丿賴 鬲丕 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 丕賳诏蹖夭賴鈥屬囏� 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯鈥屬囏� 鬲丨鬲 鬲丕孬蹖乇 賯乇丕乇 亘诏蹖乇賴. 賴乇趩賳丿 蹖讴蹖 丿賵 鬲丕 丕卮鬲亘丕賴 亘夭乇诏 乇賵 賴賲 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁囏� 丕賲丕 賲胤賲卅賳丕 賲賵賯毓 賳賵卮鬲賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 丕卮鬲亘丕賴鈥屬囏� 讴丕賲賱丕 賱賵 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿賳 賵 丿蹖诏賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賳丕丿蹖丿賴鈥屫促堎� 诏乇賮鬲.
丨噩賲 亘蹖卮鬲乇 讴鬲丕亘 賲乇亘賵胤 賲蹖鈥屫促� 亘賴 讴丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌乇賳賵賱丿 讴乇丿賴. 賵 賵丕賯毓丕 賴賲 讴賴 趩賯丿乇 丕蹖賳 賵乇 丕賵賳 賵乇 倬乇蹖丿賴. 蹖讴 賱丨馗賴 賴賲 丌乇賵賲 賳丿丕卮鬲賴. 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 丿丕卮鬲賲 丕夭 丕賳诏蹖夭賴鈥屬囏� 賵 胤乇夭 賳诏乇卮 賵 胤乇夭 賮讴乇卮 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘诏賴. 賴賲賵賳 噩賵乇 讴賴 禺賵丿卮 賴賲 诏賮鬲賴貙 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丿丿丕乇賴. 丿賱卮 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌ж� 丕夭 禺賵丿卮 趩蹖夭蹖 亘诏賴.
禺賵亘 亘賵丿. 賵賱蹖 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 禺賱丕氐賴鈥屫� 亘丕卮賴.
丕蹖賳賲 丕賵賱蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 賲賳 鬲賵蹖 诏賵賵丿 乇蹖丿夭. 賵丕鬲 丿 賴賱!
July 18, 2023
I rarely read autobiographies or biographies. But if I鈥檓 going to do it, why not go for the 23 hour (!) audiobook autobiography by Arnold Schwarzenegger???
Reading notes:
I listen to this as an audiobook when I'm doing strength training at the gym. I love Arnold's attitude about weight lifting, achieving goals and his overall approach to life. Have a goal and go for it, no matter what path leads you there.
Some interesting things I've learned about him so far:
- The very first time Arnold worked out, he didn't know how to pace himself. After his workout he got on his bike and realized he couldn't control his arms or legs and he fell over.
- Arnold's parents got married when his father was 38 and his mother was 23.
- Arnold was the younger of 2, and his parents assumed his brother would be successful and go into a white collar job and that Arnold would be a blue collar worker, since his brother was the "smart" one (but his brother died, drunk driving when in his 20s).
- At the time that Arnold got into Body Building it was an unknown and unpopular sport, mainly associated with gay men. His parents thought his desire to wear a speedo and go on stage with other mostly naked men was very strange. As a teenager, his mother suspected he was gay because he admired body builders and put their posters on his wall.
- Arnold grew up poor but never wanted handouts. He wanted to earn his fortune, and he was a republican even when he had very little money (when he moved to the US).
- Lucille Ball (from "I Love Lucy") was a mentor to Arnold (he says she was like a mother), and helped him get one of his first TV appearances as an Italian masseuse! See it here:
- The reason Arnold fell in love with Maria Shriver was because she was the first woman who didn't think his ambitions were a flaw, and didn't want to settle for an average life. She herself had big ambitions, and came from a world where she was in the spotlight (Kennedy family), so she helped Arnold learn how to be in the spotlight and supported his dreams. I think this shows the reason why high status people often date other high status people. It's often not because they look down on lower status people, but on the contrary it's because lower status people often scoff at them , seeing the drive for success and mistaking it for being "power hungry" or "greedy", or if the person comes from a high status family - scoff at the "family money". Or they ask, why can't you just be happy with living an ordinary life? If the person knows they are successful they may be labeled 鈥渁rrogant鈥�. The clash in mentality is probably the main reason people date within their orbit.
- When his first child was born he filmed his wife in labor and afterwards called his friends and cried from happiness. With the first child he noticed his wife doing parental gatekeeping, not letting him participate in childcare as much as he wanted. For the second child he made sure to have time alone with his daughter and chose to do most of the diaper changing, and holding her while she slept. He said it felt "like heaven" to take care of his children when they were infants. He sounds like a good father.
The more I read this book the more I am an Arnold fan. I love reading the autobiography of people who were underestimated, and who had a rough upbringing but ended up forging their path and proving themselves to the world, because this reminds me of my own life trajectory.
Final verdict: great book by a driven, talented, successful person. Other reviewers call Arnold arrogant. I didn鈥檛 get that at all reading this book. He openly admires many of the people he worked with, his in laws, other actors, his competitors. He is very positive. He doesn鈥檛 humble brag about his success, he knows he鈥檚 successful. Nothing arrogant about that.
Reading notes:
I listen to this as an audiobook when I'm doing strength training at the gym. I love Arnold's attitude about weight lifting, achieving goals and his overall approach to life. Have a goal and go for it, no matter what path leads you there.
Some interesting things I've learned about him so far:
- The very first time Arnold worked out, he didn't know how to pace himself. After his workout he got on his bike and realized he couldn't control his arms or legs and he fell over.
- Arnold's parents got married when his father was 38 and his mother was 23.
- Arnold was the younger of 2, and his parents assumed his brother would be successful and go into a white collar job and that Arnold would be a blue collar worker, since his brother was the "smart" one (but his brother died, drunk driving when in his 20s).
- At the time that Arnold got into Body Building it was an unknown and unpopular sport, mainly associated with gay men. His parents thought his desire to wear a speedo and go on stage with other mostly naked men was very strange. As a teenager, his mother suspected he was gay because he admired body builders and put their posters on his wall.
- Arnold grew up poor but never wanted handouts. He wanted to earn his fortune, and he was a republican even when he had very little money (when he moved to the US).
- Lucille Ball (from "I Love Lucy") was a mentor to Arnold (he says she was like a mother), and helped him get one of his first TV appearances as an Italian masseuse! See it here:
- The reason Arnold fell in love with Maria Shriver was because she was the first woman who didn't think his ambitions were a flaw, and didn't want to settle for an average life. She herself had big ambitions, and came from a world where she was in the spotlight (Kennedy family), so she helped Arnold learn how to be in the spotlight and supported his dreams. I think this shows the reason why high status people often date other high status people. It's often not because they look down on lower status people, but on the contrary it's because lower status people often scoff at them , seeing the drive for success and mistaking it for being "power hungry" or "greedy", or if the person comes from a high status family - scoff at the "family money". Or they ask, why can't you just be happy with living an ordinary life? If the person knows they are successful they may be labeled 鈥渁rrogant鈥�. The clash in mentality is probably the main reason people date within their orbit.
- When his first child was born he filmed his wife in labor and afterwards called his friends and cried from happiness. With the first child he noticed his wife doing parental gatekeeping, not letting him participate in childcare as much as he wanted. For the second child he made sure to have time alone with his daughter and chose to do most of the diaper changing, and holding her while she slept. He said it felt "like heaven" to take care of his children when they were infants. He sounds like a good father.
The more I read this book the more I am an Arnold fan. I love reading the autobiography of people who were underestimated, and who had a rough upbringing but ended up forging their path and proving themselves to the world, because this reminds me of my own life trajectory.
Final verdict: great book by a driven, talented, successful person. Other reviewers call Arnold arrogant. I didn鈥檛 get that at all reading this book. He openly admires many of the people he worked with, his in laws, other actors, his competitors. He is very positive. He doesn鈥檛 humble brag about his success, he knows he鈥檚 successful. Nothing arrogant about that.
December 9, 2021
"袩褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋械 褋褗褋褌芯械褕械 胁 褌芯胁邪 写邪 锌褉械屑邪褏薪械褕 锌褉芯泻谢褟褌懈械褌芯 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褌械蟹懈 褋谢邪斜懈 褋褌褉邪薪懈. 袙 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 褔芯胁械褕泻邪 锌褉懈褉芯写邪 械 写邪 褉邪斜芯褌懈褕 胁褗褉褏褍 薪械褖邪褌邪, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 褋懈 写芯斜褗褉. 袗泻芯 懈屑邪褕 谐芯谢械屑懈 斜懈褑械锌褋懈, 懈褋泻邪褕 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁褌芯褉械薪懈褟 蟹邪 褌芯蟹懈 屑褍褋泻褍谢, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 写邪 谐芯 胁懈写懈褕 胁 褑褟谢邪褌邪 屑褍 谐懈谐邪薪褌褋泻邪 锌褉械谢械褋褌. 袟邪 写邪 褍褋锌械械褕 芯斜邪褔械, 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋懈 斜褉褍褌邪谢械薪 褋褗褋 褋械斜械 褋懈 懈 写邪 褋芯 褎芯泻褍褋懈褉邪褕 胁褗褉褏褍 薪械写芯褋褌邪褌褗褑懈褌械. 孝芯谐邪胁邪 褖械 褌懈 械 薪褍卸薪芯 芯泻芯, 锌褉褟屑芯褌邪 懈 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪芯褋褌 写邪 褔褍胁邪褕 芯泻芯谢薪懈褌械."
"袙懈薪邪谐懈 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪褏 薪邪 褏邪褉褌懈褟 褑械谢懈褌械 褋懈 - 薪邪胁懈泻, 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢 屑懈 芯褖械 芯褌 胁褉械屑械褌芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褏芯写械褏 胁 泻谢褍斜邪 锌芯 胁写懈谐邪薪械 薪邪 褌械卸械褋褌懈 胁 袚褉邪褑. 袧械 斜械褕械 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写邪 褋懈 泻邪卸邪 薪械褖芯 芯褌 褋芯褉褌邪 薪邪: "袧芯胁芯谐芯写懈褕薪芯褌芯 屑懈 褉械褕械薪懈械 械 写邪 褋胁邪谢褟 写械褋械褌 泻懈谢芯谐褉邪屑邪, 写邪 褍褋褗胁褗褉褕械薪褋褌胁邪屑 邪薪谐谢懈泄褋泻懈褟 褋懈 懈 写邪 褔械褌邪 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯胁械褔械." 袧械. 孝邪泻邪 斜械褕械 褋邪屑芯 胁 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯. 小械谐邪 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 谐懈 褎芯褉屑褍谢懈褉邪屑 褋褗胁褋械屑 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯, 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 芯褋褌邪胁褟屑 褌械蟹懈 褔褍写械褋薪懈 薪邪屑械褉械薪懈褟 褉邪蟹锌褉褗褋薪邪褌懈 胁 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋胁芯褌芯. 袙邪写械褏 泻邪褌邪谢芯卸薪懈 泻邪褉褌懈褔泻懈 懈 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪褏 蟹邪写邪褔懈褌械 褋懈:
写邪 锌褉械屑懈薪邪 芯褖械 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌 屑芯写褍谢邪 芯褌 褔邪褋芯胁械 胁 泻芯谢械卸邪
写邪 褋锌械褔械谢褟 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌邪褉懈, 蟹邪 写邪 褋锌械褋褌褟 5000 写芯谢邪褉邪
写邪 褌褉械薪懈褉邪屑 锌芯 锌械褌 褔邪褋邪 薪邪 写械薪
写邪 褋懈 泻褍锌褟 邪锌邪褉褌邪屑械薪褌 懈 写邪 褋械 锌褉械屑械褋褌褟 胁 薪械谐芯
袨褌褋褌褉邪薪懈 屑芯卸械 懈 写邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械, 褔械 褋械 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔邪胁邪屑, 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟泄泻懈 褋懈 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪懈 褑械谢懈, 薪邪 泻芯懈褌芯 写邪 褉芯斜褍胁邪屑, 薪芯 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 斜械褕械 褌芯褔薪芯 芯斜褉邪褌薪芯褌芯:薪邪 屑械薪 屑懈 写械泄褋褌胁邪褕械 芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写邪胁邪褖芯."
"小锌懈褋褗泻褗褌 褋 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械:
- 袨褋胁械薪 褌芯胁邪, 邪泻芯 褌懈 褋懈 袛卸芯 小邪薪褌邪薪芯, 褖械 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁懈褕 懈 褋褗褋 褋褑械薪懈褌械 胁 懈蟹胁褗薪谐褉邪写褋泻懈褟 泻谢褍斜 薪邪 斜芯谐邪褌懈褌械 褞卸薪褟褑懈, 泻褗写械褌芯 褋械 芯褉谐邪薪懈蟹懈褉邪褌 褖褍屑薪懈 锌邪褉褌懈褌邪, 邪 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪褖懈褌械 谐谢褍锌邪褑懈 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 懈蟹褌褉械蟹薪褟胁邪褌. 袙褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褋懈 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪谢, 械 锌芯谢写 薪邪 褍锌芯褉懈褌邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪. 袗 械褌芯, 褔械 褋械谐邪 褋械 蟹邪锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕 褋 袣褉械泄谐 袘谢械泄泻, 薪邪褋谢械写薪懈泻 薪邪 谐芯谢褟屑芯 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹褏芯卸写邪 薪邪芯泻芯谢芯 胁 褋泻褗锌懈 泻屑芯褋褌褞屑懈 懈 懈褋泻邪 写邪 褌懈 斜褗写械 锌褉懈褟褌械谢. 袣邪泻 褌懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪? 袦懈褋谢褟, 褔械 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 褋械 薪邪褍褔懈褕 写邪 锌褉邪胁懈褕 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪. 袧芯 懈褋泻邪屑 写邪 胁蟹械屑械褕 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褍褉芯泻邪 锌芯 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋褌胁芯 锌褉械写懈 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械.
袘芯斜 褟胁薪芯 芯褔邪泻胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褋褗锌褉芯褌懈胁谢褟胁邪屑, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪薪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 褋褗谐谢邪褋懈褏. 袗 邪蟹 锌褉械谢懈胁邪褏 芯褌 胁褗谢薪械薪懈械. 袧邪泄-锌芯褋谢械 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褕械 褌邪泻邪, 褔械 薪褟泻芯泄 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 屑懈 芯斜褟褋薪褟胁邪褕械 褋褗褖懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻芯褌芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋褌胁芯, 薪芯 谐芯 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褕械 懈 胁 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 屑械薪. 孝芯泄 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 屑懈 写邪写械 褉芯谢褟褌邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 斜械 谐谢械写邪谢 泻邪泻 锌械褔械谢褟 袦懈褋褌褗褉 袨谢懈屑锌懈褟 懈 褋械 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 褋 锌褉懈褟褌械谢懈褌械 屑褍 芯褌 泻懈薪芯褌芯. 袗蟹 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋懈 褟 蟹邪褋谢褍卸邪 懈 褌芯胁邪 褍卸邪褋薪芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋胁邪褕械."
"袩芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 薪邪褔懈薪邪, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褉邪斜芯褌械褕械 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械褌芯 屑懈, 懈 蟹薪邪械褏, 褔械 蟹邪 写邪 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪 薪械褖芯, 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋褗屑 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褍斜械写械薪, 褔械 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁褟. 笑械谢褌邪 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 械 懈蟹褌褗泻邪薪邪 芯褌 褋屑懈褋褗谢 懈 写邪 屑械 泻邪褉邪 写邪 芯褔邪泻胁邪屑 褋 薪械褌褗褉锌械薪懈械 胁褋械泻懈 褋谢械写胁邪褖 写械薪 芯褌 锌芯褋褌懈谐邪薪械褌芯 泄, 邪 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械褖芯, 泻芯械褌芯 写邪 锌褉邪胁褟 蟹邪 锌邪褉懈 懈谢懈 锌芯 写褉褍谐邪 褍褋谢芯胁薪邪 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褌邪泻邪 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔懈."
" - 袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 - 泻邪蟹邪 屑懈 - 懈屑邪屑 褋褑械薪邪褉懈泄 蟹邪 写芯斜褗褉 褍械褋褌褗褉薪 懈 褋褉械褖邪 褋 锌褉芯写褍褑械薪褌懈褌械.袙褗褌褉械 懈屑邪 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖邪 褉芯谢褟 蟹邪 褌械斜.
袛邪, 褕械褋褌邪褌邪 懈谢懈 褋械写屑邪 锌芯 胁邪卸薪芯褋褌 褉芯谢褟.
小邪屑芯 褔械 褌芯胁邪 薪褟屑邪褕械 薪懈褖芯 芯斜褖芯 褋 芯薪芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 邪蟹 锌谢邪薪懈褉邪褏 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈. 袗泻芯 薪褟泻芯泄 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 屑械 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褑械谢懈 胁褗胁 胁褗褉褏邪. 袧褟屑邪褏 薪褍卸写邪 芯褌 邪谐械薪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 斜懈 泻邪蟹邪谢:"小懈谐褍褉械薪 褋褗屑, 褔械 褖械 薪邪屑械褉懈褌械 薪械褖懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 袗褉薪芯谢写 胁褗胁 袙邪褕懈褟 褎懈谢屑, 屑芯卸械 斜懈 薪褟泻芯褟 屑邪谢泻邪 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪褖邪 褉芯谢褟 褋 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褉械锌谢懈泻懈".袠褋泻邪褏 邪谐械薪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪 褍写褉褟 锌芯 屑邪褋邪褌邪 芯褌 屑芯械 懈屑械 懈 写邪 械 谐芯褌芯胁 写邪 泻邪卸械:"孝芯蟹懈 褔芯胁械泻 懈屑邪 锌芯褌械薪褑懈邪谢 蟹邪 谐谢邪胁薪邪 褉芯谢褟.袠褋泻邪屑 写邪 谐芯 锌芯写谐芯褌胁褟 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪.孝邪泻邪 褔械, 邪泻芯 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 薪懈 锌褉械写谢芯卸懈褌械 械写薪邪褌邪 芯褌 褌褉懈褌械 胁芯写械褖懈 褉芯谢懈, 屑芯卸械屑 写邪 锌褉械谐芯胁邪褉褟屑械.袙 锌褉芯褌懈胁械薪 褋谢褍褔邪泄 薪褟屑邪 泻邪泻胁芯 锌芯胁械褔械 写邪 褋懈 泻邪卸械屑."
"袘懈 屑芯谐谢芯 写邪 褋械 泻邪卸械, 褔械 胁褋械泻懈 褕邪薪褋 写邪 褋械 褋薪懈屑邪褕, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 芯褌 褉芯谢褟褌邪, 械 褌褉褍锌邪薪械 薪邪 芯锌懈褌.袧芯 邪蟹 褍褋械褖邪褏, 褔械 褋褗屑 褉芯写械薪 写邪 懈谐褉邪褟 谐谢邪胁薪懈 褉芯谢懈.孝褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪屑 胁褗胁 褎懈谢屑芯胁懈褌械 邪褎懈褕懈, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋褗屑 芯薪蟹懈, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪芯褋懈 褎懈谢屑邪 薪邪 褉邪屑械薪械褌械 褋懈.袨褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褏 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 蟹胁褍褔懈 薪邪谢褍写薪懈褔邪胁芯 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈, 褋 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 屑械薪.袧芯 邪蟹 胁褟褉胁邪褏, 褔械 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褟褌 薪邪褔懈薪 写邪 褋褌邪薪械褕 谢懈写械褉, 械 写邪 褋械 胁懈卸写邪褕 泻邪褌芯 谢懈写械褉 懈 褋懈 褋泻褗褋胁邪褕 蟹邪写薪懈泻邪 芯褌 褉邪斜芯褌邪.袗泻芯 褋邪屑 薪械 胁褟褉胁邪褕 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈,泻邪泻 斜懈 屑芯谐褗谢 薪褟泻芯泄 写褉褍谐 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 胁 褌械斜?"
"袪邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 屑懈 褌械卸械褕械. 袩褉懈泻谢褞褔胁邪褕 褋 褎懈谢屑 懈谢懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 蟹邪械屑邪褕 褋械 蟹写褉邪胁芯 褋 锌芯锌褍谢褟褉懈蟹懈褉邪薪械褌芯 懈屑, 锌褗褌褍胁邪褕 锌芯 褑褟谢 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋胁械褌褗褌 械 褌胁芯褟褌 锌邪蟹邪褉, 邪 屑械卸写褍胁褉械屑械薪薪芯 褌褉械薪懈褉邪褕, 谐褉懈卸懈褕 褋械 蟹邪 斜懈蟹薪械褋邪 懈 薪械 褋锌懈褉邪褕 写邪 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪褕 薪芯胁懈 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌懈. 袘械褕械 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪芯 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈械, 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褏:"袘芯卸械 屑芯泄, 懈屑邪屑 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪.袧邪锌褉械卸械薪懈械褌芯 械 芯谐褉芯屑薪芯."
孝邪泻邪 褔械 蟹邪 屑械薪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 斜械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪斜邪胁谢械薪懈械 懈 薪芯胁懈 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪.袗泻芯 褔褍械褏 薪褟泻芯泄 写邪 褋械 芯锌谢邪泻胁邪:"袨褏, 褉邪斜芯褌褟 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褍锌芯褉懈褌芯, 锌芯 写械械褌 懈谢懈 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌 褔邪褋邪 写薪械胁薪芯", 斜褟褏 谐芯褌芯胁 写邪 谐芯 褉邪蟹锌褗薪邪 薪邪 泻褉褗褋褌:"袣邪泻胁懈 谐懈 锌褉懈泻邪蟹胁邪褕, 锌芯 写褟胁芯谢懈褌械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 写械薪褟褌 懈屑邪 褋邪屑芯 写胁邪泄褋械褌 懈 褔械褌懈褉懈 褔邪褋邪?袣邪泻胁芯 写褉褍谐芯 褋懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢?"
袙褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 锌褉邪胁械褏, 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 屑懈 斜褗写械 褏芯斜懈.孝芯 斜械褕械 屑芯械 褏芯斜懈 胁 懈蟹胁械褋褌械薪 褋屑懈褋褗谢.袙谢邪谐邪褏 褋褌褉邪褋褌 懈 械屑芯褑懈懈 胁褗胁 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 褋懈 蟹邪薪懈屑邪薪懈褟. 袦芯褟褌邪 写械褎懈薪懈褑懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 械 胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 褌褗褉褋褟 胁褗谢薪械薪懈械 懈 褋懈谢薪懈 褍褋械褖邪薪懈褟;褌芯胁邪 械 芯褋薪芯胁薪邪褌邪 褉邪蟹谢懈泻邪 屑械卸写褍 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪薪械褌芯."
"袣芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 胁褗褉薪邪褏 芯褌 袦械泻褋懈泻芯 锌褉械蟹 褎械胁褉褍邪褉懈 1984 谐芯写懈薪邪, 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褏 写邪 褋械 锌芯写谐芯褌胁褟屑 蟹邪 孝械褉屑懈薪邪褌芯褉. 袙褋械泻懈 写械薪 锌褉械写懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 褎懈谢屑邪 斜芯褉邪胁械褏 褋 芯褉褗卸懈褟 懈 锌褉械蟹 锌褗褉胁懈褌械 2 褋械写屑懈褑懈 芯褌 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 薪邪 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械 褋械 褍锌褉邪卸薪褟胁邪褏 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹谐谢芯斜褟胁邪屑 懈 褋谐谢芯斜褟胁邪屑 褋褗褋 蟹邪胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 芯褔懈, 写芯泻邪褌芯 写胁懈卸械薪懈褟褌邪 薪械 褋褌邪薪邪褏邪 邪胁褌芯屑邪褌懈褔薪懈.袩褉械泻邪褉胁邪褏 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪懈 褔邪褋芯胁械 薪邪 褋褌褉械谢斜懈褖械褌芯.袪邪蟹褍褔邪胁邪褏 褌械褏薪懈泻懈 蟹邪 褑褟谢 邪褉褋械薪邪谢 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 芯褉褗卸懈褟, 蟹邪 写邪 锌褉懈胁懈泻薪邪 泻褗屑 蟹胁褍泻邪 懈屑.袧械 懈褋泻邪褏 写芯褉懈 写邪 褌褉械锌胁邪屑.小谢械写 泻邪褌芯 褖褟褏 写邪 斜褗写邪 孝械褉屑懈薪邪褌芯褉邪, 胁械褔械 薪械 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌芯谐谢械卸写邪屑 薪邪写芯谢褍, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写邪胁邪屑 锌褉械写锌邪蟹懈褌械谢褟 懈谢懈 蟹邪褉械卸写邪屑 芯褉褗卸懈械褌芯.孝褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋褗屑 泻邪褌芯 袣芯薪邪薪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 锌褉懈斜懈褉邪褕械 屑械褔邪 褋懈 胁 薪芯卸薪懈褑邪褌邪.袝褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋懈 褋谢褍卸邪 械写薪邪泻胁芯 写芯斜褉械 懈 褋 写胁械褌械 褉褗褑械.袙褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪褕械 锌芯胁褌芯褉械薪懈械.袙褋褟泻芯 写胁懈卸械薪懈械 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褍锌褉邪卸薪懈 褌褉懈写械褋械褌, 褔械褌懈褉懈写械褋械褌, 锌械褌写械褋械褌 锌褗褌懈, 蟹邪 写邪 褋械 芯胁谢邪写械械.袨褌 写薪懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯写懈斜懈谢写懈薪谐邪 斜褟褏 薪邪褍褔懈谢, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪 锌芯胁褌芯褉械薪懈械 懈 褍锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟.袣芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 泻懈谢芯屑械褌褉懈 懈蟹屑懈薪邪胁邪褕 褋褗褋 褋泻懈褌械, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-写芯斜褗褉 褋褌邪胁邪褕, 泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯胁褌邪褉褟褕 褍锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟褌邪, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-芯褎芯褉屑械薪芯 褋褌邪胁邪 褌褟谢芯褌芯 褌懈.孝胁褗褉写芯 胁褟褉胁邪屑 胁 褍锌芯褉懈褌邪褌邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褔芯胁械泻 懈蟹锌褗谢薪褟胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 褋 褍褋懈谢懈械, 斜械蟹 写邪 褋锌懈褉邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 薪械 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔懈.孝邪泻邪 褔械 褌芯胁邪 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 屑懈 褋械 薪褉邪胁邪褕械."
"效芯胁械泻 屑芯卸械 写邪 锌褉械泻邪谢懈 褋 邪薪邪谢懈蟹懈褌械.袙懈薪邪谐懈 懈屑邪 芯褌褉懈褑邪褌械谢薪懈 褋褌褉邪薪懈.袣芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹薪邪械褕, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 褋泻谢芯薪械薪 褋懈 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕.袗泻芯 斜褟褏 蟹邪锌芯蟹薪邪褌 褋 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑懈褌械 懈屑芯褌懈, 褎懈谢屑懈褌械 懈 斜芯写懈斜懈谢写懈薪谐邪, 薪褟屑邪锟斤拷械 写邪 褋械 蟹邪褏胁邪薪邪 褋 褌褟褏.袠蟹锌懈褌胁邪褏 褋褗褖芯褌芯 懈屑 泻褗屑 斜褉邪泻邪.袦芯卸械 斜懈 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褉械褕邪, 邪泻芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 锌褉械蟹 泻芯械褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌褉械屑懈薪邪."
"袣邪蟹邪褏 褋懈, 褔械 薪褟屑邪 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 胁 械写懈薪 懈谢懈 写褉褍谐 屑芯屑械薪褌 褔芯胁械泻 褌褗褉锌懈 锌芯褉邪卸械薪懈械.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 写褉褍谐 褎懈谢屑.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 褌褉懈 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 锌械褌 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯.
袘械蟹 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 泻邪泻胁芯 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褕 懈谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯 蟹薪邪械褕, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 谐芯 锌褉械卸懈胁褟胁邪褕 褌懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪 褍卸邪褋薪芯.袩芯褌懈褋泻邪褕 褋械, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褕, 褔械 泻邪褋芯胁懈褌械 锌褉懈褏芯写懈 褋邪 褋谢邪斜懈, 褔械 锌褉械屑懈械褉邪褌邪 薪械 械 斜懈谢邪 褍褋锌械褕薪邪.袧械锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 褌懈 械 写邪 锌懈褕邪褌 褍卸邪褋薪懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 蟹邪 褌械斜.小屑褍褖邪胁邪褖芯 械 褏芯褉邪褌邪 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 谐芯胁芯褉褟褌, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 械 谐芯写懈薪邪褌邪 褌懈 薪邪 锌褉芯胁邪谢.袣邪泻褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈, 胁 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 屑懈 褋锌芯褉械褏邪 写胁邪 谐谢邪褋邪. 袝写懈薪懈褟褌 薪邪褕械锌胁邪褕械:"袩芯 写褟胁芯谢懈褌械, 褌芯胁邪 械 褍卸邪褋薪芯." 袗 写褉褍谐懈褟褌 褋械 芯斜邪卸写邪褕械:"小械谐邪 薪械泻邪 写邪 胁懈写懈屑 芯褌 泻邪泻胁芯 褋懈 薪邪锌褉邪胁械薪 袗褉薪芯谢写.袛邪 褌械 胁懈写懈屑 泻邪泻褗胁 泻褍褉邪卸谢懈褟 褋懈.袣芯谢泻芯 懈蟹写褗褉卸谢懈胁懈 褋邪 薪械褉胁懈褌械 褌懈?袣芯谢泻芯 褋懈 写械斜械谢芯泻芯卸?袛邪 胁懈写懈屑 写邪谢懈 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 芯斜懈泻邪谢褟褕 褋 泻邪斜褉懈芯褌芯 褋懈 薪邪芯泻芯谢芯 褋 芯褌胁芯褉械薪 谐褞褉械泻, 写邪 褋械 褍褋屑懈褏胁邪褕 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 写邪 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褕, 褔械 蟹薪邪褟褌, 褔械 褌芯泻褍-褖芯 褋懈 蟹邪褋薪械谢 锌褉芯泻谢械褌 斜芯泻谢褍泻.袛邪 胁懈写懈屑 写邪谢懈 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕."
"袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋锌芯褉械褏 褋 褏芯褉邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑械 斜褟褏邪 锌芯写褑械薪懈谢懈.袗泻芯 邪泻褑械薪褌褗褌, 屑褍褋泻褍谢懈褌械 懈 褎懈谢屑懈褌械 谐懈 泻邪褉邪褏邪 写邪 屑懈褋谢褟褌, 褔械 褋褗屑 谐谢褍锌邪泻, 褌芯胁邪 斜械 胁 屑芯褟 锌芯谢蟹邪."
"袙懈薪邪谐懈 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪褏 薪邪 褏邪褉褌懈褟 褑械谢懈褌械 褋懈 - 薪邪胁懈泻, 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢 屑懈 芯褖械 芯褌 胁褉械屑械褌芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褏芯写械褏 胁 泻谢褍斜邪 锌芯 胁写懈谐邪薪械 薪邪 褌械卸械褋褌懈 胁 袚褉邪褑. 袧械 斜械褕械 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写邪 褋懈 泻邪卸邪 薪械褖芯 芯褌 褋芯褉褌邪 薪邪: "袧芯胁芯谐芯写懈褕薪芯褌芯 屑懈 褉械褕械薪懈械 械 写邪 褋胁邪谢褟 写械褋械褌 泻懈谢芯谐褉邪屑邪, 写邪 褍褋褗胁褗褉褕械薪褋褌胁邪屑 邪薪谐谢懈泄褋泻懈褟 褋懈 懈 写邪 褔械褌邪 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯胁械褔械." 袧械. 孝邪泻邪 斜械褕械 褋邪屑芯 胁 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯. 小械谐邪 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 谐懈 褎芯褉屑褍谢懈褉邪屑 褋褗胁褋械屑 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯, 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 芯褋褌邪胁褟屑 褌械蟹懈 褔褍写械褋薪懈 薪邪屑械褉械薪懈褟 褉邪蟹锌褉褗褋薪邪褌懈 胁 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋胁芯褌芯. 袙邪写械褏 泻邪褌邪谢芯卸薪懈 泻邪褉褌懈褔泻懈 懈 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪褏 蟹邪写邪褔懈褌械 褋懈:
写邪 锌褉械屑懈薪邪 芯褖械 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌 屑芯写褍谢邪 芯褌 褔邪褋芯胁械 胁 泻芯谢械卸邪
写邪 褋锌械褔械谢褟 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌邪褉懈, 蟹邪 写邪 褋锌械褋褌褟 5000 写芯谢邪褉邪
写邪 褌褉械薪懈褉邪屑 锌芯 锌械褌 褔邪褋邪 薪邪 写械薪
写邪 褋懈 泻褍锌褟 邪锌邪褉褌邪屑械薪褌 懈 写邪 褋械 锌褉械屑械褋褌褟 胁 薪械谐芯
袨褌褋褌褉邪薪懈 屑芯卸械 懈 写邪 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械, 褔械 褋械 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔邪胁邪屑, 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟泄泻懈 褋懈 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪懈 褑械谢懈, 薪邪 泻芯懈褌芯 写邪 褉芯斜褍胁邪屑, 薪芯 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 斜械褕械 褌芯褔薪芯 芯斜褉邪褌薪芯褌芯:薪邪 屑械薪 屑懈 写械泄褋褌胁邪褕械 芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写邪胁邪褖芯."
"小锌懈褋褗泻褗褌 褋 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械:
- 袨褋胁械薪 褌芯胁邪, 邪泻芯 褌懈 褋懈 袛卸芯 小邪薪褌邪薪芯, 褖械 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁懈褕 懈 褋褗褋 褋褑械薪懈褌械 胁 懈蟹胁褗薪谐褉邪写褋泻懈褟 泻谢褍斜 薪邪 斜芯谐邪褌懈褌械 褞卸薪褟褑懈, 泻褗写械褌芯 褋械 芯褉谐邪薪懈蟹懈褉邪褌 褖褍屑薪懈 锌邪褉褌懈褌邪, 邪 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪褖懈褌械 谐谢褍锌邪褑懈 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 懈蟹褌褉械蟹薪褟胁邪褌. 袙褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褋懈 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪谢, 械 锌芯谢写 薪邪 褍锌芯褉懈褌邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪. 袗 械褌芯, 褔械 褋械谐邪 褋械 蟹邪锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕 褋 袣褉械泄谐 袘谢械泄泻, 薪邪褋谢械写薪懈泻 薪邪 谐芯谢褟屑芯 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹褏芯卸写邪 薪邪芯泻芯谢芯 胁 褋泻褗锌懈 泻屑芯褋褌褞屑懈 懈 懈褋泻邪 写邪 褌懈 斜褗写械 锌褉懈褟褌械谢. 袣邪泻 褌懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪? 袦懈褋谢褟, 褔械 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 褋械 薪邪褍褔懈褕 写邪 锌褉邪胁懈褕 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪. 袧芯 懈褋泻邪屑 写邪 胁蟹械屑械褕 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褍褉芯泻邪 锌芯 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋褌胁芯 锌褉械写懈 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械.
袘芯斜 褟胁薪芯 芯褔邪泻胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褋褗锌褉芯褌懈胁谢褟胁邪屑, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪薪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 褋褗谐谢邪褋懈褏. 袗 邪蟹 锌褉械谢懈胁邪褏 芯褌 胁褗谢薪械薪懈械. 袧邪泄-锌芯褋谢械 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褕械 褌邪泻邪, 褔械 薪褟泻芯泄 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 屑懈 芯斜褟褋薪褟胁邪褕械 褋褗褖懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 邪泻褌褜芯褉褋泻芯褌芯 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋褌胁芯, 薪芯 谐芯 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褕械 懈 胁 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 屑械薪. 孝芯泄 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 屑懈 写邪写械 褉芯谢褟褌邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 斜械 谐谢械写邪谢 泻邪泻 锌械褔械谢褟 袦懈褋褌褗褉 袨谢懈屑锌懈褟 懈 褋械 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 褋 锌褉懈褟褌械谢懈褌械 屑褍 芯褌 泻懈薪芯褌芯. 袗蟹 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋懈 褟 蟹邪褋谢褍卸邪 懈 褌芯胁邪 褍卸邪褋薪芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋胁邪褕械."
"袩芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 薪邪褔懈薪邪, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褉邪斜芯褌械褕械 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械褌芯 屑懈, 懈 蟹薪邪械褏, 褔械 蟹邪 写邪 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪 薪械褖芯, 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋褗屑 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褍斜械写械薪, 褔械 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁褟. 笑械谢褌邪 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 械 懈蟹褌褗泻邪薪邪 芯褌 褋屑懈褋褗谢 懈 写邪 屑械 泻邪褉邪 写邪 芯褔邪泻胁邪屑 褋 薪械褌褗褉锌械薪懈械 胁褋械泻懈 褋谢械写胁邪褖 写械薪 芯褌 锌芯褋褌懈谐邪薪械褌芯 泄, 邪 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械褖芯, 泻芯械褌芯 写邪 锌褉邪胁褟 蟹邪 锌邪褉懈 懈谢懈 锌芯 写褉褍谐邪 褍褋谢芯胁薪邪 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褌邪泻邪 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔懈."
" - 袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 - 泻邪蟹邪 屑懈 - 懈屑邪屑 褋褑械薪邪褉懈泄 蟹邪 写芯斜褗褉 褍械褋褌褗褉薪 懈 褋褉械褖邪 褋 锌褉芯写褍褑械薪褌懈褌械.袙褗褌褉械 懈屑邪 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖邪 褉芯谢褟 蟹邪 褌械斜.
袛邪, 褕械褋褌邪褌邪 懈谢懈 褋械写屑邪 锌芯 胁邪卸薪芯褋褌 褉芯谢褟.
小邪屑芯 褔械 褌芯胁邪 薪褟屑邪褕械 薪懈褖芯 芯斜褖芯 褋 芯薪芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 邪蟹 锌谢邪薪懈褉邪褏 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈. 袗泻芯 薪褟泻芯泄 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 屑械 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褑械谢懈 胁褗胁 胁褗褉褏邪. 袧褟屑邪褏 薪褍卸写邪 芯褌 邪谐械薪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 斜懈 泻邪蟹邪谢:"小懈谐褍褉械薪 褋褗屑, 褔械 褖械 薪邪屑械褉懈褌械 薪械褖懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 袗褉薪芯谢写 胁褗胁 袙邪褕懈褟 褎懈谢屑, 屑芯卸械 斜懈 薪褟泻芯褟 屑邪谢泻邪 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪褖邪 褉芯谢褟 褋 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褉械锌谢懈泻懈".袠褋泻邪褏 邪谐械薪褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪 褍写褉褟 锌芯 屑邪褋邪褌邪 芯褌 屑芯械 懈屑械 懈 写邪 械 谐芯褌芯胁 写邪 泻邪卸械:"孝芯蟹懈 褔芯胁械泻 懈屑邪 锌芯褌械薪褑懈邪谢 蟹邪 谐谢邪胁薪邪 褉芯谢褟.袠褋泻邪屑 写邪 谐芯 锌芯写谐芯褌胁褟 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪.孝邪泻邪 褔械, 邪泻芯 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 薪懈 锌褉械写谢芯卸懈褌械 械写薪邪褌邪 芯褌 褌褉懈褌械 胁芯写械褖懈 褉芯谢懈, 屑芯卸械屑 写邪 锌褉械谐芯胁邪褉褟屑械.袙 锌褉芯褌懈胁械薪 褋谢褍褔邪泄 薪褟屑邪 泻邪泻胁芯 锌芯胁械褔械 写邪 褋懈 泻邪卸械屑."
"袘懈 屑芯谐谢芯 写邪 褋械 泻邪卸械, 褔械 胁褋械泻懈 褕邪薪褋 写邪 褋械 褋薪懈屑邪褕, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 芯褌 褉芯谢褟褌邪, 械 褌褉褍锌邪薪械 薪邪 芯锌懈褌.袧芯 邪蟹 褍褋械褖邪褏, 褔械 褋褗屑 褉芯写械薪 写邪 懈谐褉邪褟 谐谢邪胁薪懈 褉芯谢懈.孝褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪屑 胁褗胁 褎懈谢屑芯胁懈褌械 邪褎懈褕懈, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋褗屑 芯薪蟹懈, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪芯褋懈 褎懈谢屑邪 薪邪 褉邪屑械薪械褌械 褋懈.袨褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褏 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 蟹胁褍褔懈 薪邪谢褍写薪懈褔邪胁芯 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈, 褋 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 屑械薪.袧芯 邪蟹 胁褟褉胁邪褏, 褔械 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褟褌 薪邪褔懈薪 写邪 褋褌邪薪械褕 谢懈写械褉, 械 写邪 褋械 胁懈卸写邪褕 泻邪褌芯 谢懈写械褉 懈 褋懈 褋泻褗褋胁邪褕 蟹邪写薪懈泻邪 芯褌 褉邪斜芯褌邪.袗泻芯 褋邪屑 薪械 胁褟褉胁邪褕 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈,泻邪泻 斜懈 屑芯谐褗谢 薪褟泻芯泄 写褉褍谐 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 胁 褌械斜?"
"袪邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 屑懈 褌械卸械褕械. 袩褉懈泻谢褞褔胁邪褕 褋 褎懈谢屑 懈谢懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 蟹邪械屑邪褕 褋械 蟹写褉邪胁芯 褋 锌芯锌褍谢褟褉懈蟹懈褉邪薪械褌芯 懈屑, 锌褗褌褍胁邪褕 锌芯 褑褟谢 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋胁械褌褗褌 械 褌胁芯褟褌 锌邪蟹邪褉, 邪 屑械卸写褍胁褉械屑械薪薪芯 褌褉械薪懈褉邪褕, 谐褉懈卸懈褕 褋械 蟹邪 斜懈蟹薪械褋邪 懈 薪械 褋锌懈褉邪褕 写邪 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪褕 薪芯胁懈 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌懈. 袘械褕械 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪芯 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈械, 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褏:"袘芯卸械 屑芯泄, 懈屑邪屑 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪.袧邪锌褉械卸械薪懈械褌芯 械 芯谐褉芯屑薪芯."
孝邪泻邪 褔械 蟹邪 屑械薪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 斜械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪斜邪胁谢械薪懈械 懈 薪芯胁懈 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪.袗泻芯 褔褍械褏 薪褟泻芯泄 写邪 褋械 芯锌谢邪泻胁邪:"袨褏, 褉邪斜芯褌褟 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褍锌芯褉懈褌芯, 锌芯 写械械褌 懈谢懈 写胁邪薪邪泄褋械褌 褔邪褋邪 写薪械胁薪芯", 斜褟褏 谐芯褌芯胁 写邪 谐芯 褉邪蟹锌褗薪邪 薪邪 泻褉褗褋褌:"袣邪泻胁懈 谐懈 锌褉懈泻邪蟹胁邪褕, 锌芯 写褟胁芯谢懈褌械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 写械薪褟褌 懈屑邪 褋邪屑芯 写胁邪泄褋械褌 懈 褔械褌懈褉懈 褔邪褋邪?袣邪泻胁芯 写褉褍谐芯 褋懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢?"
袙褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 锌褉邪胁械褏, 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 屑懈 斜褗写械 褏芯斜懈.孝芯 斜械褕械 屑芯械 褏芯斜懈 胁 懈蟹胁械褋褌械薪 褋屑懈褋褗谢.袙谢邪谐邪褏 褋褌褉邪褋褌 懈 械屑芯褑懈懈 胁褗胁 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 褋懈 蟹邪薪懈屑邪薪懈褟. 袦芯褟褌邪 写械褎懈薪懈褑懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 械 胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 褌褗褉褋褟 胁褗谢薪械薪懈械 懈 褋懈谢薪懈 褍褋械褖邪薪懈褟;褌芯胁邪 械 芯褋薪芯胁薪邪褌邪 褉邪蟹谢懈泻邪 屑械卸写褍 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪薪械褌芯."
"袣芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 胁褗褉薪邪褏 芯褌 袦械泻褋懈泻芯 锌褉械蟹 褎械胁褉褍邪褉懈 1984 谐芯写懈薪邪, 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褏 写邪 褋械 锌芯写谐芯褌胁褟屑 蟹邪 孝械褉屑懈薪邪褌芯褉. 袙褋械泻懈 写械薪 锌褉械写懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 褎懈谢屑邪 斜芯褉邪胁械褏 褋 芯褉褗卸懈褟 懈 锌褉械蟹 锌褗褉胁懈褌械 2 褋械写屑懈褑懈 芯褌 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 薪邪 褋薪懈屑泻懈褌械 褋械 褍锌褉邪卸薪褟胁邪褏 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹谐谢芯斜褟胁邪屑 懈 褋谐谢芯斜褟胁邪屑 褋褗褋 蟹邪胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 芯褔懈, 写芯泻邪褌芯 写胁懈卸械薪懈褟褌邪 薪械 褋褌邪薪邪褏邪 邪胁褌芯屑邪褌懈褔薪懈.袩褉械泻邪褉胁邪褏 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪懈 褔邪褋芯胁械 薪邪 褋褌褉械谢斜懈褖械褌芯.袪邪蟹褍褔邪胁邪褏 褌械褏薪懈泻懈 蟹邪 褑褟谢 邪褉褋械薪邪谢 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 芯褉褗卸懈褟, 蟹邪 写邪 锌褉懈胁懈泻薪邪 泻褗屑 蟹胁褍泻邪 懈屑.袧械 懈褋泻邪褏 写芯褉懈 写邪 褌褉械锌胁邪屑.小谢械写 泻邪褌芯 褖褟褏 写邪 斜褗写邪 孝械褉屑懈薪邪褌芯褉邪, 胁械褔械 薪械 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌芯谐谢械卸写邪屑 薪邪写芯谢褍, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写邪胁邪屑 锌褉械写锌邪蟹懈褌械谢褟 懈谢懈 蟹邪褉械卸写邪屑 芯褉褗卸懈械褌芯.孝褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋褗屑 泻邪褌芯 袣芯薪邪薪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 锌褉懈斜懈褉邪褕械 屑械褔邪 褋懈 胁 薪芯卸薪懈褑邪褌邪.袝褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋懈 褋谢褍卸邪 械写薪邪泻胁芯 写芯斜褉械 懈 褋 写胁械褌械 褉褗褑械.袙褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪褕械 锌芯胁褌芯褉械薪懈械.袙褋褟泻芯 写胁懈卸械薪懈械 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褍锌褉邪卸薪懈 褌褉懈写械褋械褌, 褔械褌懈褉懈写械褋械褌, 锌械褌写械褋械褌 锌褗褌懈, 蟹邪 写邪 褋械 芯胁谢邪写械械.袨褌 写薪懈褌械 薪邪 斜芯写懈斜懈谢写懈薪谐邪 斜褟褏 薪邪褍褔懈谢, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪 锌芯胁褌芯褉械薪懈械 懈 褍锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟.袣芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 泻懈谢芯屑械褌褉懈 懈蟹屑懈薪邪胁邪褕 褋褗褋 褋泻懈褌械, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-写芯斜褗褉 褋褌邪胁邪褕, 泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯胁褌邪褉褟褕 褍锌褉邪卸薪械薪懈褟褌邪, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-芯褎芯褉屑械薪芯 褋褌邪胁邪 褌褟谢芯褌芯 褌懈.孝胁褗褉写芯 胁褟褉胁邪屑 胁 褍锌芯褉懈褌邪褌邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褔芯胁械泻 懈蟹锌褗谢薪褟胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 褋 褍褋懈谢懈械, 斜械蟹 写邪 褋锌懈褉邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 薪械 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔懈.孝邪泻邪 褔械 褌芯胁邪 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 屑懈 褋械 薪褉邪胁邪褕械."
"效芯胁械泻 屑芯卸械 写邪 锌褉械泻邪谢懈 褋 邪薪邪谢懈蟹懈褌械.袙懈薪邪谐懈 懈屑邪 芯褌褉懈褑邪褌械谢薪懈 褋褌褉邪薪懈.袣芯谢泻芯褌芯 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹薪邪械褕, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 褋泻谢芯薪械薪 褋懈 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕.袗泻芯 斜褟褏 蟹邪锌芯蟹薪邪褌 褋 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹邪 薪械写胁懈卸懈屑懈褌械 懈屑芯褌懈, 褎懈谢屑懈褌械 懈 斜芯写懈斜懈谢写懈薪谐邪, 薪褟屑邪锟斤拷械 写邪 褋械 蟹邪褏胁邪薪邪 褋 褌褟褏.袠蟹锌懈褌胁邪褏 褋褗褖芯褌芯 懈屑 泻褗屑 斜褉邪泻邪.袦芯卸械 斜懈 薪褟屑邪褕械 写邪 褋械 褉械褕邪, 邪泻芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 锌褉械蟹 泻芯械褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪褕械 写邪 锌褉械屑懈薪邪."
"袣邪蟹邪褏 褋懈, 褔械 薪褟屑邪 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 胁 械写懈薪 懈谢懈 写褉褍谐 屑芯屑械薪褌 褔芯胁械泻 褌褗褉锌懈 锌芯褉邪卸械薪懈械.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 写褉褍谐 褎懈谢屑.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 褌褉懈 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯.袦芯卸械褕械 写邪 械 锌械褌 谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯.
袘械蟹 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 泻邪泻胁芯 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褕 懈谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯 蟹薪邪械褕, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 谐芯 锌褉械卸懈胁褟胁邪褕 褌懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪 褍卸邪褋薪芯.袩芯褌懈褋泻邪褕 褋械, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褕, 褔械 泻邪褋芯胁懈褌械 锌褉懈褏芯写懈 褋邪 褋谢邪斜懈, 褔械 锌褉械屑懈械褉邪褌邪 薪械 械 斜懈谢邪 褍褋锌械褕薪邪.袧械锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 褌懈 械 写邪 锌懈褕邪褌 褍卸邪褋薪懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 蟹邪 褌械斜.小屑褍褖邪胁邪褖芯 械 褏芯褉邪褌邪 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 谐芯胁芯褉褟褌, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 械 谐芯写懈薪邪褌邪 褌懈 薪邪 锌褉芯胁邪谢.袣邪泻褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈, 胁 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 屑懈 褋锌芯褉械褏邪 写胁邪 谐谢邪褋邪. 袝写懈薪懈褟褌 薪邪褕械锌胁邪褕械:"袩芯 写褟胁芯谢懈褌械, 褌芯胁邪 械 褍卸邪褋薪芯." 袗 写褉褍谐懈褟褌 褋械 芯斜邪卸写邪褕械:"小械谐邪 薪械泻邪 写邪 胁懈写懈屑 芯褌 泻邪泻胁芯 褋懈 薪邪锌褉邪胁械薪 袗褉薪芯谢写.袛邪 褌械 胁懈写懈屑 泻邪泻褗胁 泻褍褉邪卸谢懈褟 褋懈.袣芯谢泻芯 懈蟹写褗褉卸谢懈胁懈 褋邪 薪械褉胁懈褌械 褌懈?袣芯谢泻芯 褋懈 写械斜械谢芯泻芯卸?袛邪 胁懈写懈屑 写邪谢懈 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 芯斜懈泻邪谢褟褕 褋 泻邪斜褉懈芯褌芯 褋懈 薪邪芯泻芯谢芯 褋 芯褌胁芯褉械薪 谐褞褉械泻, 写邪 褋械 褍褋屑懈褏胁邪褕 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 写邪 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褕, 褔械 蟹薪邪褟褌, 褔械 褌芯泻褍-褖芯 褋懈 蟹邪褋薪械谢 锌褉芯泻谢械褌 斜芯泻谢褍泻.袛邪 胁懈写懈屑 写邪谢懈 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 谐芯 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕."
"袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋锌芯褉械褏 褋 褏芯褉邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑械 斜褟褏邪 锌芯写褑械薪懈谢懈.袗泻芯 邪泻褑械薪褌褗褌, 屑褍褋泻褍谢懈褌械 懈 褎懈谢屑懈褌械 谐懈 泻邪褉邪褏邪 写邪 屑懈褋谢褟褌, 褔械 褋褗屑 谐谢褍锌邪泻, 褌芯胁邪 斜械 胁 屑芯褟 锌芯谢蟹邪."
March 22, 2013
Here's my review of "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I listened to the audiobook, all 25 hours worth, while driving from Florida to New York. Schwarzenegger reads only the first chapter, the rest by Stephen Lang. I found the book compelling reading (listening), especially how a poor Austrian had such drive to achieve remarkable success as the world's #1 bodybuilder, top box office draw, and governor of California. I enjoy books that introduce me to a whole world I was not familiar with, such as bodybuilding. I also loved his chapters on building a successful mail order business, real estate investing, and why America is truly the land of opportunity. He tells how he was enamored with Milton Friedman and his book "Free to Choose." All good stuff.... But then he tries his hand at politics, and it all comes apart. He does his best to put a good spin on what any objective observer would consider a failed and flawed governor. I don't think he fixed a single problem in California, and in many ways, he made things worse, leaving office with Californians facing higher taxes, more regulations, and deeper in debt.
But one thing I could never figure out. Schwarzenegger describes in excruciating detail how he sacrificed and disciplined himself for years to achieve his ambitious bodybuilding goals, becoming the #1 bodybuilder in the world, followed by exacting methods to become a successful actor. But then you discover that he lacks any serious discipline or sacrifice to stay faithful to his wife, Marie Shriver, that he had a "love child" from his maid, and numerous other affairs (none of which are disclosed in this audio version). Can anyone explain this to me?
He provides no answer in his autobiography. Maybe he should have named his book after another film title: "True Lies."
But one thing I could never figure out. Schwarzenegger describes in excruciating detail how he sacrificed and disciplined himself for years to achieve his ambitious bodybuilding goals, becoming the #1 bodybuilder in the world, followed by exacting methods to become a successful actor. But then you discover that he lacks any serious discipline or sacrifice to stay faithful to his wife, Marie Shriver, that he had a "love child" from his maid, and numerous other affairs (none of which are disclosed in this audio version). Can anyone explain this to me?
He provides no answer in his autobiography. Maybe he should have named his book after another film title: "True Lies."
February 16, 2019
Arnold's life is a lot more than Hollywood's rags-to-riches story. The riches were there by the time he became an iconic actor, with a last name possibly too unpronouncable for posters, largely built upon the determination which sustained his bodybuilding carrer - calves first. He certainly tells in greater detail and passion about his youth & Mr. Olympia days than about his movie r茅sum茅, which dwindles down to basic title-hopping.
His term as governor of California raises more questions than answers - ugly political truths take time to sprout, and one is loath to cultivate his own. A journalist or political historian will have to empty that bag. What the funny internet video's which the race inspired didn't show, was Arnold's political capital - his marriage to a Kennedy and his role in the campaign of (then) vice President George Bush senior in the late 80's, complete with a ride on Air Force Two.
Four stars for the Man as a sportsman and action star, but three for the book in itself.
His term as governor of California raises more questions than answers - ugly political truths take time to sprout, and one is loath to cultivate his own. A journalist or political historian will have to empty that bag. What the funny internet video's which the race inspired didn't show, was Arnold's political capital - his marriage to a Kennedy and his role in the campaign of (then) vice President George Bush senior in the late 80's, complete with a ride on Air Force Two.
Four stars for the Man as a sportsman and action star, but three for the book in itself.
February 26, 2015
The worst part about this book was that it had to end. As I was nearing the end of the book, I had a physical reaction of anxiety that the story would end. Part of this feeling certainly is tied to Arnold age and the understanding that one day, he too will be terminated.....and this made me sad.
I grew up on Arnold's films like many other people. I didn't follow his bodybuilding career much, but I was an avid follower of his film and political career. I was hesitant to even read this book that might potentially damage the image and respect I already had for Arnold, however after reading a friend's review on the book, I was compelled to read the book.
To start I never knew much of Arnold's bodybuilding career. I had seen Pumping Iron, knew the stories behind it, but that was pretty much it. I was thrilled to find that not only did the book provide Arnold's story from the beginning of his childhood in rural Austria, but the book when into great length and detail about Arnold's first steps into bodybuilding and the motivation behind them. The story is told in such detail and enthusiasm that the read can almost see Arnold writing on the chalkboard everyday to determine what work outs he was going to do for the day. I could see Arnold at the beach in his "gladiator days" with his friends working out and hanging at the beach. The stories are told so vividly that Arnold's earl life and bodybuilding career ended up being one of the most fascinating parts of the book for me since I knew little to none of this section of his life.
It was really inspiring to hear how a boy from a rural village in Austria with no heat and no indoor plumbing defied all odds and avoided so many traps to end up in California. Of course Arnold doesn't stop his rise as a top bodybuilder in California as one of his preexisting goals was to become a famous movie star. I thought the film career section of the book would have been the most interesting to me as that is what I know Arnold best for and what I'm most familiar with in his life. However it is Arnold's stories of how he achieved his goals in bodybuilding, business, film and politics that was the most interesting to me. At times the book reads more like a Tony Robbins motivation book than anything else.
There are so many practical life stories, examples and takeaways from this book that can be applicable to anyone's life. Arnold's thoughts on identifying one's goals and how to achieve them were one of the highlights of the book that I found myself constantly thinking about and how I can apply them to my life and my goals.
While I was reading the book, I must have told a dozen or more people that the book was quickly becoming one of my favorite books and that it was a must read. Well now that I completed the book, I stand by my statement. Not only is this the best autobiographies I've ever read, but this book is one of the best books I've ever read and I intend on buying copies and gifting them to some of my friends that I feel can benefit from Arnold's messages and themes told throughout the story and told in such an interesting and captivating way.
I think it helps that I was an Arnold fan to begin with that helped me enjoy the story so much and by the end of the book I've now become even more impressed with the man's achievements. With all that being said, I think anyone can enjoy this tale of rags to riches and come away with a few new gems of knowledge on how to approach and handle life.
I am very grateful for having read this book and I look forward to reading it again one day.
I grew up on Arnold's films like many other people. I didn't follow his bodybuilding career much, but I was an avid follower of his film and political career. I was hesitant to even read this book that might potentially damage the image and respect I already had for Arnold, however after reading a friend's review on the book, I was compelled to read the book.
To start I never knew much of Arnold's bodybuilding career. I had seen Pumping Iron, knew the stories behind it, but that was pretty much it. I was thrilled to find that not only did the book provide Arnold's story from the beginning of his childhood in rural Austria, but the book when into great length and detail about Arnold's first steps into bodybuilding and the motivation behind them. The story is told in such detail and enthusiasm that the read can almost see Arnold writing on the chalkboard everyday to determine what work outs he was going to do for the day. I could see Arnold at the beach in his "gladiator days" with his friends working out and hanging at the beach. The stories are told so vividly that Arnold's earl life and bodybuilding career ended up being one of the most fascinating parts of the book for me since I knew little to none of this section of his life.
It was really inspiring to hear how a boy from a rural village in Austria with no heat and no indoor plumbing defied all odds and avoided so many traps to end up in California. Of course Arnold doesn't stop his rise as a top bodybuilder in California as one of his preexisting goals was to become a famous movie star. I thought the film career section of the book would have been the most interesting to me as that is what I know Arnold best for and what I'm most familiar with in his life. However it is Arnold's stories of how he achieved his goals in bodybuilding, business, film and politics that was the most interesting to me. At times the book reads more like a Tony Robbins motivation book than anything else.
There are so many practical life stories, examples and takeaways from this book that can be applicable to anyone's life. Arnold's thoughts on identifying one's goals and how to achieve them were one of the highlights of the book that I found myself constantly thinking about and how I can apply them to my life and my goals.
While I was reading the book, I must have told a dozen or more people that the book was quickly becoming one of my favorite books and that it was a must read. Well now that I completed the book, I stand by my statement. Not only is this the best autobiographies I've ever read, but this book is one of the best books I've ever read and I intend on buying copies and gifting them to some of my friends that I feel can benefit from Arnold's messages and themes told throughout the story and told in such an interesting and captivating way.
I think it helps that I was an Arnold fan to begin with that helped me enjoy the story so much and by the end of the book I've now become even more impressed with the man's achievements. With all that being said, I think anyone can enjoy this tale of rags to riches and come away with a few new gems of knowledge on how to approach and handle life.
I am very grateful for having read this book and I look forward to reading it again one day.
December 28, 2016
Inspiring read about Arnold's "rags to riches" tale, from living in poverty in Austria to living the "American Dream"!
Liked it so much that I actually used it as a source in my book, .
Liked it so much that I actually used it as a source in my book, .
July 2, 2013
I thought Arnold's childhood was very interesting; then he grew into an arrogant creep and I quit the audio book. Strange, Steve Jobs was arrogant, but I found his biography very interesting. Must have been the creep part that got me.
March 3, 2020
袘邪褌械 袗褉薪懈 械 褋懈谢薪芯 械谐芯褑械薪褌褉懈褔薪邪 屑邪褕懈薪邪, 邪屑邪 泻械褎懈 懈 褌芯胁邪 械.
January 6, 2013
Total Recall is the story of this famous personality born in a village in Austria who eventually grew up to become the Governor of California in USA; who along this journey also became one of the most prominent bodybuilders, evolved into an action hero in Hollywood who delivered multiple box office hits and married one from the Kennedy clan. This is the story of Arnold Schwarzenegger as told by him in his autobiography Total Recall. One of the most prominent personalities in Hollywood, Schwarzenegger has lived a life with so much variety that few else could boast of. If you know him as only Schwarzenegger the action hero, you would be surprised to read about his other achievements in greater detail 鈥� his bodybuilding days, his construction business, his foray in real estate, his political stand 鈥� in his autobiography, apart from also capturing Schwarzenegger, the family man, a father of four kids.
The autobiography is neatly written, laying enough emphasis on all the roles that Arnie has played in his life. While I was eagerly looking forward to read more about his recitation of his Hollywood days, this appears after quite a bulk of pages, as Arnie goes through his initial life in Austria, his early bodybuilding days and his success in competitions such as Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. Even this part of his life displays the competitive spirit in the man, his attitude of choosing big goals and then chasing them with single-mindedness. The best part of the autobiography is of course reading through his various movies, how he received those roles, events that happened on movie sets and what went right and what failed at the box office. There is a chapter titled The Terminator which talks about Arnie receiving the offer to be part of this audacious sci-fi movie being planned by a 鈥渟kinny, intense guy鈥� James Cameron. The role offered to Schwarzenegger was of... no, not the Terminator, but Kyle Reese the protagonist who fights the Terminator in the movie. But it turns out that Schwarzenegger talked way too much about how the Terminator should behave during his first meeting with Cameron that the latter offered him the role of the killing machine, which is now definitely one of the greatest characters ever enacted in sci-fi movies.
Schwarzenegger talks in detail about his relationship with Maria Shriver, of the Kennedy clan, and a Democrat while Arnie is a Republican. He talks about his wife and his family lovingly, or as much as a bodybuilder can muster, and his family life is interlaced throughout his book, including his relationship with his mom. The last quarter of the book is about Schwarzenegger the Governor or the 鈥楪overnator鈥� as he calls it; the challenges he faced as California鈥檚 Governor with the state finances in disarray at a time that the economic situation worldwide was dwindling. While throughout the book, Schwarzenegger hardly talks about making many mistakes, it is as his role as Governor which makes him appear more human. As someone who was new to the job and in his enthusiasm to get things done his way, realised the many stumbling blocks in his path.
Total Recall is maybe not as openly written as Andre Agassi鈥檚 Open. Schwarzenegger talks very little about the movies that did not really pull up his career. So the demise of films such as The 6th Day and Collateral Damage are mentioned in short. Also, at times you may get the feeling of Schwarzenegger being too haughty of his achievements. Nonetheless, I found it a book written with a warm heart, a man鈥檚 thoughts about himself, a man who strived for a lot and achieved most of his goals. The last chapter Arnold鈥檚 Goals is a specific takeaway from the book. So whichever way you see him, like him or hate him, what you cannot deny is that Arnold Schwarzenegger has been at the top of his game, in whichever field he was, for a long long time. A story worth reading about...
The autobiography is neatly written, laying enough emphasis on all the roles that Arnie has played in his life. While I was eagerly looking forward to read more about his recitation of his Hollywood days, this appears after quite a bulk of pages, as Arnie goes through his initial life in Austria, his early bodybuilding days and his success in competitions such as Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. Even this part of his life displays the competitive spirit in the man, his attitude of choosing big goals and then chasing them with single-mindedness. The best part of the autobiography is of course reading through his various movies, how he received those roles, events that happened on movie sets and what went right and what failed at the box office. There is a chapter titled The Terminator which talks about Arnie receiving the offer to be part of this audacious sci-fi movie being planned by a 鈥渟kinny, intense guy鈥� James Cameron. The role offered to Schwarzenegger was of... no, not the Terminator, but Kyle Reese the protagonist who fights the Terminator in the movie. But it turns out that Schwarzenegger talked way too much about how the Terminator should behave during his first meeting with Cameron that the latter offered him the role of the killing machine, which is now definitely one of the greatest characters ever enacted in sci-fi movies.
Schwarzenegger talks in detail about his relationship with Maria Shriver, of the Kennedy clan, and a Democrat while Arnie is a Republican. He talks about his wife and his family lovingly, or as much as a bodybuilder can muster, and his family life is interlaced throughout his book, including his relationship with his mom. The last quarter of the book is about Schwarzenegger the Governor or the 鈥楪overnator鈥� as he calls it; the challenges he faced as California鈥檚 Governor with the state finances in disarray at a time that the economic situation worldwide was dwindling. While throughout the book, Schwarzenegger hardly talks about making many mistakes, it is as his role as Governor which makes him appear more human. As someone who was new to the job and in his enthusiasm to get things done his way, realised the many stumbling blocks in his path.
Total Recall is maybe not as openly written as Andre Agassi鈥檚 Open. Schwarzenegger talks very little about the movies that did not really pull up his career. So the demise of films such as The 6th Day and Collateral Damage are mentioned in short. Also, at times you may get the feeling of Schwarzenegger being too haughty of his achievements. Nonetheless, I found it a book written with a warm heart, a man鈥檚 thoughts about himself, a man who strived for a lot and achieved most of his goals. The last chapter Arnold鈥檚 Goals is a specific takeaway from the book. So whichever way you see him, like him or hate him, what you cannot deny is that Arnold Schwarzenegger has been at the top of his game, in whichever field he was, for a long long time. A story worth reading about...
January 31, 2014
When I was a teenager, the two things that rocked my world were martial arts and bodybuilding. Where most of my friends had cars or girls or musicians on their walls, I had posters of Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme and the bodybuilders I admired: Lou Ferrigno, Kevin Levrone, and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger. This led my mother to suspect I was gay 鈥� apparently not uncommon, since Schwarzenegger鈥檚 mother thought the same thing when he pinned up pictures of his idols such as Reg Park.
When I was about 17, my mother bought me a book called Arnold Schwarzenegger 鈥� A Portrait by George Butler. Few books have had such a deep impact on not just my mind, but how I ran my life. What I admired most, what inspired me, was Schwarzenegger鈥檚 drive: his machine-like ability to pick a goal and achieve it, against what others might have called insurmountable odds. And he did it not once but again and again between 1970 and the height of his fame in the early 1990s.
When I heard Schwarzenegger was running for governor of California, I winced. I was old enough to know that in politics, no one gets out alive 鈥� not even the Governator. But at the same time I was also curious. Could he really behave like himself in a world where every minute detail of one鈥檚 life came under microscopic and often unfair scrutiny?
As it turned out, Schwarzenegger fell off my radar for most of his governorship. The reason was simple: as a movie star, his comings and goings were splashed across Australian newspapers and magazines, but his political life held little relevance to the local media.
Then one day in 2011, my teenage idol鈥檚 life re-entered mine with a thud. When I heard Schwarzenegger had fathered a love child with his maid 鈥� a maid named Mildred, for God鈥檚 sake 鈥� the superhuman Schwarzenegger suddenly seemed very human. Just one of us, in other words. I was embarrassed for him, and slightly ashamed that I had invested so much admiration in him.
When I later heard he had released an autobiography, it went straight onto my must-read list. I suppose you could say I was like a jilted lover: I felt betrayed and wanted an explanation.
The answer I got was simple: when it came to sex and infidelity, Arnie was just as weak as anyone else. The iron discipline he applied to the rest of his life did not extend to faithfulness in matrimony.
His account of this affair is dealt with towards the end of this Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (to be fair, his wife Maria Shriver confronted him about it pretty late in the piece), in a chapter called 鈥楾he Secret鈥�, and it鈥檚 superficial at best. Schwarzenegger never really explores his motivations for cheating on his wife beyond the idea that stardom went to his head and he thought he could get away with it. The same goes for his affair with his Red Sonja co-star Brigitte Nielsen in the 1980s, which he dismisses by saying it only served to prove to him he wanted Shriver as his wife. Both explanations are too glib by half, and the rest of 鈥楾he Secret鈥� is largely about Schwarzenegger鈥檚 regret and the effects the affair had on his family.
But he also insists that the divorce won鈥檛 be final, that he believes he and Shriver will one day reconcile. It鈥檚 classic Schwarzenegger (and the theme of this autobiography): if I can visualise it, I can make it happen. And I鈥檒l be buggered if there aren鈥檛 rumblings of reconciliation between the two as I write this.
In readability and comprehensiveness, Total Recall is one of the better autobiographies I鈥檝e read, even if its stupid subtitle doesn鈥檛 make any sense. Schwarzenegger hired an excellent ghost writer in Peter Petre and his simple but effective prose makes for easy and compelling reading. There were many facts about Schwarzenegger鈥檚 pre-America life that were news to me, and he perhaps wisely skimmed over the 鈥榖lockbuster years鈥� 鈥� as Schwarzenegger says in his acknowledgements, every facet of that period was pored over in contemporary magazines and TV shows.
I was hoping for some good detail on Schwarzenegger鈥檚 political life鈥� and it was a case of 鈥榖e careful what you wish for, lest you get it鈥�. The emotional wrangling over his decision to enter politics makes interesting reading, as does his rather non-conformist way of conducting himself in office, but when he gets bogged down in policy and people of little consequence, the narrative becomes rather tedious.
While Schwarzenegger isn鈥檛 afraid to admit his mistakes, he is still afraid to properly confront them 鈥� and that鈥檚 what in the end reduces a great biography to a merely good one. Thanks to Mildred Baena we know Arnold is human, but he doesn鈥檛 let much of that humanity show through. He is still in denial about his failings, which he admits is how he has always coped with the bad incidents in his life. I don鈥檛 begrudge him that 鈥� I鈥檓 a bit the same way myself 鈥� but an autobiography (at least one that will attract acclaim) can鈥檛 be like that. It has to be frank and candid, whereas Total Recall sometimes presents more as a self-help book. In fact, it becomes just that in the final pages, with the rather jarring chapter 鈥楢rnold鈥檚 Rules鈥�.
In fine, this is an autobiography written in Schwarzenegger鈥檚 voice that does paint a picture of its subject鈥� but it鈥檚 a terribly subjective picture, one where the blemishes are acknowledged and then toned down until they鈥檙e barely visible. A great autobiography is one where failures are brought to the fore to share equal billing with the greatest achievements. Just ask Anthony Kiedis, whose intense autobiography Scar Tissue is still a bestseller nearly a decade after it was released.
When I was about 17, my mother bought me a book called Arnold Schwarzenegger 鈥� A Portrait by George Butler. Few books have had such a deep impact on not just my mind, but how I ran my life. What I admired most, what inspired me, was Schwarzenegger鈥檚 drive: his machine-like ability to pick a goal and achieve it, against what others might have called insurmountable odds. And he did it not once but again and again between 1970 and the height of his fame in the early 1990s.
When I heard Schwarzenegger was running for governor of California, I winced. I was old enough to know that in politics, no one gets out alive 鈥� not even the Governator. But at the same time I was also curious. Could he really behave like himself in a world where every minute detail of one鈥檚 life came under microscopic and often unfair scrutiny?
As it turned out, Schwarzenegger fell off my radar for most of his governorship. The reason was simple: as a movie star, his comings and goings were splashed across Australian newspapers and magazines, but his political life held little relevance to the local media.
Then one day in 2011, my teenage idol鈥檚 life re-entered mine with a thud. When I heard Schwarzenegger had fathered a love child with his maid 鈥� a maid named Mildred, for God鈥檚 sake 鈥� the superhuman Schwarzenegger suddenly seemed very human. Just one of us, in other words. I was embarrassed for him, and slightly ashamed that I had invested so much admiration in him.
When I later heard he had released an autobiography, it went straight onto my must-read list. I suppose you could say I was like a jilted lover: I felt betrayed and wanted an explanation.
The answer I got was simple: when it came to sex and infidelity, Arnie was just as weak as anyone else. The iron discipline he applied to the rest of his life did not extend to faithfulness in matrimony.
His account of this affair is dealt with towards the end of this Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story (to be fair, his wife Maria Shriver confronted him about it pretty late in the piece), in a chapter called 鈥楾he Secret鈥�, and it鈥檚 superficial at best. Schwarzenegger never really explores his motivations for cheating on his wife beyond the idea that stardom went to his head and he thought he could get away with it. The same goes for his affair with his Red Sonja co-star Brigitte Nielsen in the 1980s, which he dismisses by saying it only served to prove to him he wanted Shriver as his wife. Both explanations are too glib by half, and the rest of 鈥楾he Secret鈥� is largely about Schwarzenegger鈥檚 regret and the effects the affair had on his family.
But he also insists that the divorce won鈥檛 be final, that he believes he and Shriver will one day reconcile. It鈥檚 classic Schwarzenegger (and the theme of this autobiography): if I can visualise it, I can make it happen. And I鈥檒l be buggered if there aren鈥檛 rumblings of reconciliation between the two as I write this.
In readability and comprehensiveness, Total Recall is one of the better autobiographies I鈥檝e read, even if its stupid subtitle doesn鈥檛 make any sense. Schwarzenegger hired an excellent ghost writer in Peter Petre and his simple but effective prose makes for easy and compelling reading. There were many facts about Schwarzenegger鈥檚 pre-America life that were news to me, and he perhaps wisely skimmed over the 鈥榖lockbuster years鈥� 鈥� as Schwarzenegger says in his acknowledgements, every facet of that period was pored over in contemporary magazines and TV shows.
I was hoping for some good detail on Schwarzenegger鈥檚 political life鈥� and it was a case of 鈥榖e careful what you wish for, lest you get it鈥�. The emotional wrangling over his decision to enter politics makes interesting reading, as does his rather non-conformist way of conducting himself in office, but when he gets bogged down in policy and people of little consequence, the narrative becomes rather tedious.
While Schwarzenegger isn鈥檛 afraid to admit his mistakes, he is still afraid to properly confront them 鈥� and that鈥檚 what in the end reduces a great biography to a merely good one. Thanks to Mildred Baena we know Arnold is human, but he doesn鈥檛 let much of that humanity show through. He is still in denial about his failings, which he admits is how he has always coped with the bad incidents in his life. I don鈥檛 begrudge him that 鈥� I鈥檓 a bit the same way myself 鈥� but an autobiography (at least one that will attract acclaim) can鈥檛 be like that. It has to be frank and candid, whereas Total Recall sometimes presents more as a self-help book. In fact, it becomes just that in the final pages, with the rather jarring chapter 鈥楢rnold鈥檚 Rules鈥�.
In fine, this is an autobiography written in Schwarzenegger鈥檚 voice that does paint a picture of its subject鈥� but it鈥檚 a terribly subjective picture, one where the blemishes are acknowledged and then toned down until they鈥檙e barely visible. A great autobiography is one where failures are brought to the fore to share equal billing with the greatest achievements. Just ask Anthony Kiedis, whose intense autobiography Scar Tissue is still a bestseller nearly a decade after it was released.
January 22, 2025
袨褌 懈屑懈谐褉邪薪褌, 写芯 褏芯谢懈胁褍写褋泻懈 邪泻褌褜芯褉, 写芯 谐褍斜械褉薪邪褌芯褉 薪邪 袣邪谢懈褎芯褉薪懈褟. 啸邪褉械褋胁邪屑 褎懈谢屑懈褌械 薪邪 袗褉薪芯谢写 楔胁邪褉褑械薪械谐械褉 懈谢懈 泻邪泻褌芯 薪懈械 写械褑邪褌邪 薪邪 90-褌械 谐芯 薪邪褉懈褔邪褏屑械 - 效懈褔芯 袗褉薪懈. 孝芯泄 械 薪邪泄-褍褋锌械褕薪懈褟褌 懈屑懈谐褉邪薪褌 胁 袗屑械褉懈泻邪 懈 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 泻邪卸械, 褔械 械 褋斜褗写薪邪谢 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋泻邪褌邪 屑械褔褌邪. 小褌褉邪薪邪褌邪 薪邪 薪械芯谐褉邪薪懈褔械薪懈褌械 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌懈. 袥褞斜懈屑懈褟褌 屑懈 褎懈谢屑 薪邪 楔胁邪褉褑械薪械谐械褉 械 鈥炐樠佈傂感窖佇盒� 谢褗卸懈鈥�, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褋懈 锌邪褉褌薪懈褉邪 褋 袛卸械泄屑懈 袥懈泄 袣褗褉褌懈褋. 袝写胁邪 薪邪褋泻芯褉芯 泻邪褌芯 谐芯 谐谢械写邪褏 蟹邪斜械谢褟蟹邪褏 薪械褖芯 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪芯. 袧邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋褗褌: 袨褌泻褗写械 褋褌械? 袚械褉芯褟褌 屑褍 芯褌谐芯胁邪褉褟: 袗胁褋褌褉懈褟. 袠 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 袗褉薪芯谢写 械 褉芯写械薪 胁 袗胁褋褌褉懈褟, 薪芯 蟹邪屑懈薪邪胁邪 写邪 褍褔懈 胁 小袗些. 袘懈芯谐褉邪褎懈褟褌邪 屑褍 械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢薪邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 薪械 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 写邪 谐芯胁芯褉懈 蟹邪 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻邪, 芯斜械褖邪薪懈褟 懈 斜褞写卸械褌懈. 孝邪屑 褌芯褌邪谢薪芯 屑械 懈蟹谐褍斜懈, 薪芯 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪屑, 褔械 械 斜懈谢 懈褋泻褉械薪 胁 薪邪屑械褉械薪懈褟褌邪 褋懈 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈 斜谢邪谐芯锌褉懈褟褌薪懈 锌褉芯屑械薪懈.
December 10, 2023
Lesemonat November:
Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass es Menschen gibt, die Arnold Schwarzenegger nicht kennen. Seine Vita ist schlie脽lich mehr als spannend: Vom 脰sterreichischen Bodybuilder, zum Hollywood-Star und auch noch Gouverneur von Kalifornien. The American Dream :)
Und so liest sich auch seine Biografie. Wirklich interessant, aber auch in den meisten Teilen extrem (amerikanisch) glattgeb眉gelt. Man erf盲hrt einiges 眉ber Schwarzeneggers Werdegang und vor allem seine extrem ehrgeizige Natur. Dies kann an manchen Passagen schon recht arrogant wirken. Auch wenn er teils selbstreflektiert ist, wirkt es schon so als w眉rde alles was er macht genau das Richtige sein.
Auch der Schreibstil ist wenig kreativ. Es wirkt in Teilen wie ein Schulaufsatz indem chronologisch aufgez盲hlt wird was passiert ist und welche Personen Arnold trifft. Und das sind sehr viele >> Das Buch hat sogar ein mehrseitiges Personenregister, um das 鈥濶amedropping鈥� zu unterstreichen ;)
In vielen Themen stimme ich seiner Meinung grunds盲tzlich zu, so kam ich auch dazu mir seine Biografie zu kaufen. In einem Podcast-Interview empfand ich seie politische Haltung 眉berraschend positiv und die alte Doku 鈥濸umping Iron鈥� hat mich schon vor ein paar Jahren begeistert.
Alles in allem ist es ein umfassendes Werk seines Lebens bis 2012 (Ver枚ffentlichungsjahr) und in einigen Stellen interessant, besonders was die Geschichten vom Filmset und Teile seiner politischen Karriere betrifft. Sp盲testens mit diesem Buch sollte klar sein, dass das Klischee des 鈥瀌ummen Muskelprotz鈥� nicht zustimmt.
Arnold Schwarzenegger ist smart, aber nicht immer sympathisch :)
Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass es Menschen gibt, die Arnold Schwarzenegger nicht kennen. Seine Vita ist schlie脽lich mehr als spannend: Vom 脰sterreichischen Bodybuilder, zum Hollywood-Star und auch noch Gouverneur von Kalifornien. The American Dream :)
Und so liest sich auch seine Biografie. Wirklich interessant, aber auch in den meisten Teilen extrem (amerikanisch) glattgeb眉gelt. Man erf盲hrt einiges 眉ber Schwarzeneggers Werdegang und vor allem seine extrem ehrgeizige Natur. Dies kann an manchen Passagen schon recht arrogant wirken. Auch wenn er teils selbstreflektiert ist, wirkt es schon so als w眉rde alles was er macht genau das Richtige sein.
Auch der Schreibstil ist wenig kreativ. Es wirkt in Teilen wie ein Schulaufsatz indem chronologisch aufgez盲hlt wird was passiert ist und welche Personen Arnold trifft. Und das sind sehr viele >> Das Buch hat sogar ein mehrseitiges Personenregister, um das 鈥濶amedropping鈥� zu unterstreichen ;)
In vielen Themen stimme ich seiner Meinung grunds盲tzlich zu, so kam ich auch dazu mir seine Biografie zu kaufen. In einem Podcast-Interview empfand ich seie politische Haltung 眉berraschend positiv und die alte Doku 鈥濸umping Iron鈥� hat mich schon vor ein paar Jahren begeistert.
Alles in allem ist es ein umfassendes Werk seines Lebens bis 2012 (Ver枚ffentlichungsjahr) und in einigen Stellen interessant, besonders was die Geschichten vom Filmset und Teile seiner politischen Karriere betrifft. Sp盲testens mit diesem Buch sollte klar sein, dass das Klischee des 鈥瀌ummen Muskelprotz鈥� nicht zustimmt.
Arnold Schwarzenegger ist smart, aber nicht immer sympathisch :)
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