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Every book Arnold Schwarzenegger recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended or discussed 5 books on podcasts, as of January 6, 2024.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of January 6, 2024.
- Those books came up in 4 episodes, as of January 6, 2024.
- The 3 books Arnold Schwarzenegger has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 6, 2024: California, Free to Choose and It's a Book!.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Arnold Schwarzenegger aired on January 6, 2024.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Arnold Schwarzenegger appears on, in one place, not just one.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended and discussed several notable books across different podcast appearances. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Schwarzenegger recommended Boris Johnson's book The Churchill Factor about Winston Churchill, noting that he had given away numerous copies as Christmas gifts. During the same interview, he recommended Milton Friedman's Free to Choose, explaining that he had given away hundreds of copies of the book because it clearly lays out its economic arguments, and he also pointed to California by Kevin Starr, written by the late state librarian, as a great gift book. In a discussion on The Daily Stoic, Schwarzenegger talked about Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, mentioning that he had received a copy of the work as a Christmas gift. Separately, in a conversation on People I (Mostly) Admire, he referenced the Bible, specifically discussing The Bible's Prophets by David J. Zucker, while defending the violence found in his movie Terminator against external critics. Additionally, during an appearance on The Daily Stoic, a reference was made to Lane Smith's children's book It's a Book! in the context of encouraging daily reading habits alongside physical training.
Books Arnold Schwarzenegger recommended or discussed
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California
Recommended“and the other one I think is um California by Kevin star Kevin star was our librarian our state librarian and he has written more books on California than anyone”
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Free to Choose
Recommended“but the other book that I have given I mean hundreds of copies to is free to choose by Milton fredman and it kind of lays out why”
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It's a Book!
Recommended“He encouraged us to carry a book under our arm and read every day, even if it's just a page.”
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The Churchill Factor
Recommended“the most what there's one book that I have actually since it was just Christmas that they given away a lot of copies and this this is a a book about Winston Churchill by mayor Boris Johnson”
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Meditations
Discussed“I have one of your books by the way really yeah oh that's incredible for me Daniel gave you to me for Christmas it was a youo yeah”
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Books Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So this is where the action is and you can do all of that because as I always say the day is 24 hours and I talk about lot at great length in my book you know be useful I talk about all those kind of principles of giving back and having a vision and don't listen to the naysayers”
“Remember again it goes back to the book, you know, be useful. You have rule number one is you have to have a clear vision. You can't just say I want to be governor. What is your vision?”
“and so I had also in a book you know advertise sell sell sell”
“I remember Ted Turner would always say, 'Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.' In my book, I say, 'You know, advertise, sell, sell, sell.'”
“I said do you have the Bible at home do you let your kids read it I said well you know this is the most violent book there is probably ever been published”
“that's why I said in my book don't listen to the naysayers”
“That's why I said in my book, 'Don't listen to the naysayers,' because I realized very quickly anytime you have a vision that is very much out there, people say, 'This is impossible; this can't be done.'”
“right because that's really the interesting thing because how dides well it's that the principles and this is i think why on the end i i wrote this book be useful is because the principles and the tools that they used in bodybuilding i use the very same tools in show business and i use the very same tools when”
“my father's upbringing had a tremendous impact when he talked about be useful”
“That’s a key reason I wrote 'Be Useful': to inspire people to pursue success and achievement without a specific blueprint.”
“so this is why it's more fun when we have a goal and this is why I stress this in my book about have a vision have a clear goal like I had when I was 15 years old”
“because I remember for instance and I mentioned that also in my book that um I was in the middle of my bodybuilding career winning one M Olympia competition after the next and being known as the bodybuilder with the business brain”
“and I think this is one of the reasons also why I wrote this book be useful is to kind of inspire people that hey I know you don't want to maybe be another me”
“This is why in the book one of the things I talk about is to work your ass off because every single time when I had a vision about anything, I had to work my ass off, but it was pleasure.”
“And we're talking about one of the other rules in my book, which is to shoot for big goals.”
“I never believed in Plan B because I felt like one of the rules I have in my book is to never listen to naysayers.”
“But because of being governor, it's like the thing I talk about in the book about Hillary climbing Mount Everest.”
“That's why my book, Be Useful, I put in there — the main chapter is just "Work Your Ass Off."”
“So that's why I call the book Be Useful, because it's kind of a nobler title.”