And I announced, / without anyone knowing, / on August 6th, / on the Tonight Show, / my candidacy. // And he even organized 100 journalists / from politics / to sit in the back / when I announced my candidacy. // So, this is the kind of help I got. Then, of course, / I didn’t even have a team yet. // People came out of nowhere / and just started helping organizing the campaign, / and with fundraising, / and with communication, / and with all of those things. // And I became, two months later, / the governor of the state of California, / but it took a lot of help. // And I have to say that it is important to acknowledge that / because people make it always sound / that / you did all this / yourself. // I didn’t. // I did it with a lot of help. // Yes, / I was determined. // Yes, / I never listened to the naysayers. // Yes, / I had a great vision. // Yes, / I had the fire in the belly / and all of those things, / but I didn’t do it / without the help. // And even when you then say, / Schwarzenegger did the most / unbelievable environmental laws / in California, well guess / how laws are done? // It took the legislators / — 120 legislators / to negotiate / for weeks / and months at a time, / and then / to send down legislation / and then you sign that. // So you need that / help too. // So / I had a lot of help / along the way / and this is why / it is so important for all of you / to recognize that. // And the biggest help, of course, comes from, of course, America. // If I wouldn’t have come to the United States, / if I would have come to any other country, / I would not have had the success. // I mean, / America / has proven not only to the be the land of opportunity image‑wise, / but America has proven / to be the greatest / country in the world. // Anyone / can make it! This is why / I always tell people, / none of my careers would have happened / if it wouldn’t have been for the United States of America. // I could have gone to the Middle East. // Do you think I would stand here today? // I could have gone to Africa. / Do you think I would stand here today? / Or to Australia / or to Asia, / to any other country in Europe, / it makes no difference. // This place / has given me the opportunity, / step after step, / all the way through / all my three careers / and / the millions / and millions of dollars I’ve made / all because of America. // So, thank you, / America, / for the great thing / that you’re doing for immigrants / that come over here. // And the reason / why I want you to understand that / is because as soon as you understand / that you are here because of a lot of help, / then you also understand / that now / is time / to help others. // That’s what this is all about. // You got to help / others. // Don’t just think about yourself. // Help others. //