Jesse Ventura quotes - page 8

My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. (Jesse Ventura)
When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000. View quote
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I think that Minnesota is different because we are proving that tri-partisan government could work, that you do not need to necessarily be a Democrat or a Republican to be successful at governing. View quote
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You're lucky if I watch 10 minutes of wrestling a month. Most of the time, I channel surf, and I lose interest after a few minutes. View quote
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I never believe anything in the world of entertainment until it actually happens and the check clears the bank. View quote
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I don't have to muzzle myself when I'm a civilian. When you're a governor, you kind of have to do it, because you represent the whole state. You have to leave your personal opinions to yourself a lot. I learned that. View quote
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A car is a 2,000 pound projectile that can go 100 miles an hour. View quote
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Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat. View quote
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My attitude when I'm in Mexico is I wake up in the morning with nothing to do and I go to bed half done. I don't wear a watch. When I live down there, I do nothing according to time. I eat when I'm hungry and go to sleep when I'm tired. View quote
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There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. View quote
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In wrestling, my mustache made me look more like a villain. A good mustache can give you the look of the devil. (Jesse Ventura)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Okay, fluoride in the water to help our teeth. Well, shouldn't that be the job of your mom and dad? To teach you how to brush your teeth and use mouth wash? What do we need the government to do it for? Clearly, what a scam. Fluoride in the water. View quote
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Mexico has strict gun control. You cannot own a gun in Mexico. View quote
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Health insurance should be a given for every citizen. View quote
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I'm going to put on my gravestone, 'He never owned a cell phone.' View quote
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If you want to stop illegal immigration, you have to make it so that - so that the people that hire the illegal immigrants will not be in a position to hire them. View quote
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You can't put civil rights on the ballot. View quote
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If Jesus came back today, I think he'd throw up. View quote
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Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment - and more - by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens. (Jesse Ventura)
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. View quote
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Government has no place telling you who to fall in love with and who to marry. View quote
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If I can get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states and be allowed into the debates, I'd not only run, I'd win. View quote
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You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by the rule of law. View quote
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