415 Quotes by Jesse Ventura

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.

I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you’d want them to treat you...

I’m an equal opportunity despiser.

I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I’m finished with my term as governor, I’m going back to the life that’s waiting for me in the private sector.

I can’t see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.

Listening is as important as talking. If you’re a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist...

My position is that it isn’t government’s job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.

If you buy the flag it’s yours to burn.

I do not support the third party movement anymore. I now advocate the abolishment of all political parties. We’ve allowed the parties to take over the government.