Governor Schwarzenegger, at an event signing SB 1420, legislation requiring restaurant chains with at least 20 locations to post caloric information on menus and menu boards, a law to be phased in between 2009 and 2011:

"The last decade, Californians have gained 360 million pounds. Think about that for a little bit. Now when I was in the Austrian army, I drove a tank that weighed 50 tons. Now multiply that by 3,500. That's as many pounds as Californians have gained. That's huge."