Jesse Ventura Quotes
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You can't legislate morality.
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As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.
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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'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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I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.
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I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of alcoholism, drugs, or things of that nature, I do not think those conditions qualify someone to be called disabled. I think those conditions result from personal decisions.
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I'm saying that there's way more to 9/11 than mainstream media and our government have told us.
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I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off.
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If the government mandates anything with a price tag on it, then it ought to fund the project.
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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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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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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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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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You can have solid third party politics, but the problem is you're all lumped in to all the fringe groups. That's a stereotype that happens.
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I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.
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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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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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When you live in Mexico, your houses all have names.
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When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.
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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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Whenever the government says, 'It's time to move on,' that means there's something they don't want you to know about.
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I am not a career politician. I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I'm a working man with commonsense ideas and goals. I describe myself politically as fiscally conservative and socially moderate-to-liberal.
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There's nothing glamorous about war at all.
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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.