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
You can't legislate stupidity.
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.
People are going to do stupid things, but you don't take away the freedom because somebody makes a stupid decision.
A war is justified if you're willing to send your son. If you're not willing to send your son, then how do you send someone else's?
You need to hunt something that can shoot back at you to really classify yourself as a hunter. You need to understand the feeling of what it's like to go into the field and know your opposition can take you out.
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.
When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.
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.
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.
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.
Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations.
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,
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.
There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.