Jesse Ventura Quotes

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 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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China has made one-way concessions across the board in agriculture, manufactured goods, services, technology and telecommunications, ... structural changes within China will be necessary to change China for the better in the long term.

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If he decides to the negative -- that he doesn't want to be a candidate -- then that makes me look kind of stupid, and I don't like looking stupid.

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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.

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Certainly if he announces, if he will be a candidate, he will absolutely get my full consideration, ... I don't put the cart in front of the horse and until he becomes a candidate, he becomes the horse.

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The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity.

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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 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.

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Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.

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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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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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If you don't forge ahead to open China's markets, rest assured the window of opportunity will be lost, ... The Europeans would like nothing better than for the U.S. Congress to continue fussing over this agreement.

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I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.

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I Ain't Got Time to Bleed.

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You can't legislate morality.

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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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Going on projections, I think, is a very dangerous thing to do, because if the economy were to switch or change, those projections become meaningless, ... Face The Nation.

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I don't believe necessarily that I need a church to go to.

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Opening their doors to our business practices, our culture, our democratic ideas will open their process.

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If baseball is your business, you can meet in Chicago, conspire to control output to maximize profits and it's perfectly legal, ... That's not fair and you should do something about it.

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Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else.

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go by projections because if I believed in projections, I wouldn't be the governor of Minnesota today, because nobody projected me to win.

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I don't want a Democrat in the board room and I don't want a Republican in the bedroom, ... Democrats can't do business ... and all Republicans want to do is get in your bedroom and tell you what you should do in the privacy of your own home.

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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.

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