Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
James George Janos, better known by his stage name Jesse Ventura, is an American former professional wrestler, actor, political commentator, author, naval veteran, conspiracy theorist and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was the first and only member of the Reform Party to win a major government position, but later joined the Independence Party of Minnesota...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWrestler
Date of Birth15 July 1951
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
Jesse Ventura quotes about
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.
I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me.
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.
Love is by far bigger than the government can ever be.
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.
I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.
I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.
Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.
Don't vote for a Democrat or Republican, I have never voted for one in my life and I never will.
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.
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.
There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.
We don't have to approve of (China's) human rights record to help improve them,
When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.