Jesse Ventura Quotes

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.

I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.

If you don't vote, then you may be leaving the decisions up to someone dumber than you.

Personally as a rider, I find the helmet distracts me. I can't hear as well and I can't see as well. I also believe loud pipes save lives and my pipes straight through with no baffles in them.

Republicans are not a political party. It's a mental condition.

I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.

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.

Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.

The prohibition of drugs causes crime. You don't have to legalize, just decriminalize it.

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

If Jesus came back today, I think he'd throw up.

The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it.

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that. But I'm going to be honest. I'm going to continue to speak my mind, and that's who I am.

Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations.

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.

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.

I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.

If you stand for peace in the USA, you're lucky to be alive.

We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it's not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We're not free - if we were, we'd allow people their freedom.

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.

Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

In wrestling, my mustache made me look more like a villain. A good mustache can give you the look of the devil.

I ain't got time to bleed.

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.

I like surfing in Mexico a whole lot better than sitting with people in Washington that I don't even like.

[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm.

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

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.

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.

I love fat people. Every fat person says it's not their fault, that they have gland trouble. You know which gland? The saliva gland.

A crime is a crime, regardless of what collar you wear.

There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government.

Health insurance should be a given for every citizen.

Monsanto can do anything they want to you, and put anything they want into your foods. There's nothing you can do about it.

For every day the government is shut down, it should be that we don't have to pay income tax that day because they're not working.

They look like to carp going after the same piece of corn.

I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you.

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.

I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport ,the metal detector goes off.