Jesse Ventura

“I don't support communism. I don't like that type of government.”

“Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.”

“Okay, fluoride in the water to help our teeth. Well, shouldn't that be the job of your mom and dad? To teach you how to brush your teeth and use mouth wash? What do we need the government to do it for? Clearly, what a scam. Fluoride in the water.”

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

“All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I've jumped out of an airplane 34 times. I've dove 212 feet under water. I've done a lot of things that defied death.”

“I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.”

“Health insurance should be a given for every citizen.”

“My attitude when I'm in Mexico is I wake up in the morning with nothing to do and I go to bed half done. I don't wear a watch. When I live down there, I do nothing according to time. I eat when I'm hungry and go to sleep when I'm tired.”

“The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man of great courage.'”

“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.”