Jesse Ventura Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.”

“I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.'”

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

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

“I'm going to put on my gravestone, 'He never owned a cell phone.'”

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

“What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senators... they get five choices of government-run health care. Why should a congressman and senator get anything more than a regular citizen does? Why are they privileged and the rest of us aren't?”