Jesse Ventura Quotes
-
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.
-
I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Are you familiar with 9/11? Building 7? You know what was in there? All the Enron stuff. I guess that building went down on its own.
-
It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.
-
I've never been arrested in my life. Never had cuffs put on me, never been charged with a crime, never spent one day in jail.
-
We're the Fascist States of America today, not the United States of America, because the corporations are in power.
-
I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.
-
Government is like physics, you know - for every action, there's a reaction.
-
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.
-
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.
-
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.
-
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.
-
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.
-
You can't legislate morality.
-
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.
-
You can't put civil rights on the ballot.
-
I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off.
-
If the government mandates anything with a price tag on it, then it ought to fund the project.
-
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.
-
I'm saying that there's way more to 9/11 than mainstream media and our government have told us.
-
I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.
-
I don't believe we need the government's help as much as some think we do. That belief sets me apart from the Democrats, since their way of dealing with everything is to tax and spend.