Jesse Ventura Quotes
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I don't oppose hunting in any way, shape or form. If that's what you enjoy doing, you are free to do it.
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Government is like physics, you know - for every action, there's a reaction.
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My major criticism of today's media is, they're no longer reporting the news, they're creating it. When that happens, you're in deep trouble.
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I'm a Slovak. And when I was growing up, I believed that I was Czechoslovakian because of what Russia did. They came in and took two separate countries - Slovakia and the Czech Republic - put them together as one.
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My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.
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Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.
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I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.
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I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.
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I believe very strongly that guns are instruments of death. That's all they're used for; there's no purpose for them other than to kill. I think you have to understand that in order to respect them. I have no fear of my teenage son handling weapons, because he has that respect.
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It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.
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I say legalize marijuana because we have a chance to leave this world a better place for our children. Marijuana legalization is job creation, tax dollars, something to rejuvenate our pathetic economy. This is a multibillion-dollar industry. This is about jobs; this is about economics; this is about freedom. This is about taking our country back.
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When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.
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Let me say this: I'm paranoid of the government. They've lost my trust. They've lied to me so many times that I don't know what to believe from them anymore.
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There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege.
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I thought to myself, 'This is Harvard', You expect Harvard to be this stuffy, arrogant place. But then you get here and see how bright everyone is - what could be better? I loved it.
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All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
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I feel used. I feel violated and duped over the fact that that turned into nothing more than a political rally.
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A third-party candidate is never treated equally. They look at you as a novelty, as cannon fodder. 'This is entertaining,' they think, 'but we'll go back to the Democrats and Republicans, because only they can run our government.' Which is baloney.
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War isn't civilized. War is failure. It's the ultimate result of a breakdown in public policy, and soldiers are the machines that handle that breakdown. In warfare, you're taught to do whatever you have to, to stay alive.
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You can't legislate morality.
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I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.
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When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.
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In the last recession, 99 percent of us have lost wealth, but did you know that the top 1 percent increased their wealth five times? It tells you they create recessions so they get wealthier.
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You can't put civil rights on the ballot.