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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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

If I could be reincarnated as a fabric, I would come back as a 38 double-D bra.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

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.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It's not fair of us as citizens to lean more heavily on one side of that equation than on the other.
- Jesse Ventura Quote

Wrestling is ballet with violence.
- Jesse Ventura Quote