Jesse Ventura Quotes
I looked at my wife and said, 'You know what? If these people put their own dollar-an-hour raise above the integrity of our nation, I don't wanna be their boss anymore.'
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
Garry Kasparov -
Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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'Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case,' 'The Secret of the Old Clock,' 'Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret,' 'Flowers in the Attic,' 'Gone With the Wind' - these are the books that defined my childhood. They thrilled me. They made me feel like I wasn't alone in the world.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I'm letting inspiration move me, in whatever direction it may, without concern if this sounds too rap or too indie, or there's too many words in it.
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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up and stuff, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all. So for me, it's always comedy, and then acting is just one medium of comedy.
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I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can't ever remember a time when I didn't.
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The only person I really believe in is me.
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Only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed there.
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I don't read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
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I liked the idea that my character was not gonna be the typical dumb guy that I play, typically. I also loved the fact that it was dealing with kind of adult-extended adolescence, which I think is always interesting - a bunch of people that don't wanna grow up.
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Citizenship in the 21st century requires more than paying your taxes and voting and occasionally running for office. That even if you're never in political office, you have political responsibilities. You can make your society stronger and better.
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I looked at my wife and said, 'You know what? If these people put their own dollar-an-hour raise above the integrity of our nation, I don't wanna be their boss anymore.'
