Jesse Ventura Quotes
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I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me.
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Personally, I think Julian Assange is a hero.
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Tell the truth because then you don't have to have a good memory.
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I never thought I'd be investigating global warming. I believe it's real and that saving the planet is good.
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WikiLeaks is exposing our government officials for the frauds that they are. They also show us how governments work together to lie to their citizens when they are waging war.
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I had people coming up and telling me they hadn't voted in twenty-five years, but they were turning out for me on Tuesday. I still see the face of this kid who approached me in the little town of Willmar. 'Jesse,' he said, 'you are us.'
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Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
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Al Gore, you've been a real inspiration. But a lot of other people who preach the global warming gospel aren't out to save the world. They're out to run it.
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I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is unpatriotic. I believe a patriot stands up and holds your government's feet to the fire. Because if you do that, you will get good government.
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Mexico has strict gun control. You cannot own a gun in Mexico.
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I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.
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Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.
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Sarah Palin's a quitter.
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Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations.
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Get every candidate to wear a NASCAR racing suit when they go debate; this way we can see how their sponsors really are.
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I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.
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Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment - and more - by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens.
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Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.
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Monsanto can do anything they want to you, and put anything they want into your foods. There's nothing you can do about it.
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A war is justified if you're willing to send your son. If you're not willing to send your son, then how do you send someone else's?
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Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.
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If Jesus came back today, I think he'd throw up.
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Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful.
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The thing is, and Americans are starting to realize this now, that while street gangs are violent, the Democrats and Republicans are worse. They are worse because their decisions affect your life.