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“I didn't need this job. I ran for governor to find out if the American dream still exists in anyone's heart other than mine. I'm living proof that the myths aren't true. The candidate with the most money isn't always the one who wins.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)
Context: I didn't need this job. I ran for governor to find out if the American dream still exists in anyone's heart other than mine. I'm living proof that the myths aren't true. The candidate with the most money isn't always the one who wins. You don't have to be a career politician to serve in public office. You don't have to be well-connected. You don't even have to be a Democrat or a Republican. You can stand on your own two feet and speak your mind, because if people like where you're coming from, they will vote you in. The will of the people is still the most powerful force in our government.

Money , Dreams , Heart

“The Christian right wing in America is a polarizing force when it comes to gay rights, abortion, and patriotism. To me, these aren't "issues," they are matters of individual freedom of choice. But the militant Christians … especially don't like anything beyond their idea of the "normal"—like the percentage of our population who happen to be gay.
To me, gay rights is simple: it's about equality. We're all supposed to be equal under the Constitution, which doesn't say anything about the "Hetero States of America."”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 10 (p. 180)

Idea , Freedom

“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

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)

Money

“I feel used. I feel violated and duped over the fact that that turned into nothing more than a political rally.”

Jesse Ventura

After leaving a memorial ceremony for Democratic US Senator Paul Wellstone. (30 October 2002)

Feeling

“The fact is, growing hemp for industrial purposes would make it a very useful plant. It can be a fiber for clothing, a source of paper, even an alternative fuel. Canada is already using hemp this way. I simply don't see that cannabis grows wild on earth just so humans can eradicate it.
Of course, the work of eradicating marijuana creates jobs within law enforcement. If we made it legal, and taxed it like we do tobacco and alcohol, maybe those law enforcement people could start paying more attention to murders and terrorism. I also think it's time for people to rise up against the prescription drug industry, the biggest opponent of legalization. You have to remember that they don't want anything out there that they can't make a profit from. Marijuana is a weed, and that means you can grow it, essentially free. This doesn't sit well with the pharmaceutical industry, and I think our Food and Drug Administration is nothing but a puppet whose strings the industry pulls.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 10 (p. 190)

People , Alcohol , Law , Food

“They're Crips and Bloods in Brooks Brothers suits.”

Jesse Ventura

On US Republicans and Democrats.
Harvard interview (February 2004)

“I was a few months out of office when the invasion of Iraq took place in March 2003. Had I still been governor, I might have been the only one who opposed it. It had to do with the fact that we were lining up our military against that country as an aggressor and an occupier.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 14 (p. 259)

Country

“I'd like to work on having every fourth year become a year in which no laws are made, but the old laws are reviewed, updated, or deleted as needed. That way we won't get endless, obsolete laws piling up on the books.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)

Books , Law , Way

“We—"the free love generation"—are now telling our children to abstain from sex? When I spoke at Carleton College, I told the young people: "Unless they were a virgin on their wedding day, anyone who preaches abstinence to you is a hypocrite." Two weeks later, Ann Coulter showed up at the same school, and one of the students raised his hand and asked her whether she'd been a virgin! It made the papers—and made me laugh. You know what Coulter did? Attacked the kid and changed the subject.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 1 (p. 3)

Love , Children , People , School

“Don't look for me to make a run for the White House. I don't want that. I see what happens to everyone who takes that office: They all go in so virile and young, and then in the course of 4 years they age 20. I can get by being governor, but being president would be too much stress, too much responsibility — I'd be the most powerful person in the world! And I don't want to do that to Terry. I won't say absolutely not, but I wouldn't put any money on there ever being a Jesse "The Prez" Ventura.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)

Money , Age , World , Housing

“Having been a villain in wrestling, my relationship with the media has always been rocky. They don't view wrestling for what it really is, entertainment.”

Jesse Ventura

Harvard interview (February 2004)

“I give kudos to them for having the courage to bring me here… The risk is, I'm not the status quo.”

Jesse Ventura

Harvard interview (February 2004)

Courage

“[A] group of scientists came out and said unequivocally that global warming is being caused by human beings. Did you hear that mentioned on the "news"? No, that day Britney Spears shaved her head. People would rather hear about this than what's happening in Iraq? Or are we simply being dumbeddown to that point? The people of the United States should demand more than this!”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 3 (p. 51)

People

“Our government has the weirdest bias against cannabis. There's no reason for everybody to be so afraid of it. It's not the antichrist the DEA makes it out to be. 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. And government has no business telling us what we can and can't use for pain relief.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)

Pain , Business

“If I ever became president, I'd push with every ounce of power I had for Congress to pass something else into law: Every elected federal official must predesignate an individual in their immediate family who has to begin military service—the moment that official casts an affirmative vote toward going to war. This could be a grandchild, a niece or nephew, but someone. It doesn't mean they necessarily go to the war zone. What it does mean is that they and their family experience some personal discomfort because of this decision. Going to war should bring difficulty, especially to those who are the orchestrators or the authorizers. Right now, it's far too easy for them to go on TV with their bleeding hearts and give standing ovations to our service personnel. War should not be laissez-faire. If you're not willing to send someone from your family, how can you be so willing to send someone else's?”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 14 (p. 270)

War , Family , Law , Decision

“I wish that Canada and Mexico would legalize marijuana, because that would put the United States on an island. You'd have two countries proving, like the city of Amsterdam has, that making drugs legal is not a negative formula, but the best way to deal with the problem. Making something illegal doesn't mean it goes away, it just means criminals are going to run it.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 10 (p. 189)

Way , Problem , Marijuana , Country

“I started stating that maybe I should run for governor. Well, it caught on like wildfire. I felt I'd boxed myself into a corner—if I didn't attempt to do this, I would lose my credibility. And in the world of talk radio, once that happens, you're finished.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 2 (p. 37)

World , Box

“To this day, I'm against the draft. I believe the military is much stronger if it's an all-volunteer organization.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)

“My major criticism of today's media is, they're no longer reporting the news, they're creating it. When that happens, you're in deep trouble.”

Jesse Ventura

Source: Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! (2008), Ch. 3 (p. 48)

“Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.”

Jesse Ventura

I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)