Jesse Ventura Quotes

It is impossible to differentiate between what I say in my individual capacity from what I say as President.

I dread the idea of seeming to intrude my views too often upon the public

I don't see myself as offending people.

I don't ever give my opinion. Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.

I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.

Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.

I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

It is very unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public.

One of the advantages of no longer running for public office is that I don’t have to pretend to be nice to people I dislike.

I won't share everything, both in my act or in interviews. Some of the people who become the most famous are the most self-revelatory, and I'm like, 'No, it's just not worth it to me.'

If we treated politics like more of a profession, like it should be, we would all be a lot better off.

As a person, I'm incredibly overfamiliar. I have to be careful what I say!

Obviously, I am a member of Congress, and things that I say are elevated on a national level, and I understand that very clearly.

And I think when you're an elected official, rightly so, you should watch what you say.

I don't like to filter myself, but I do it for PR's sake.

I've been in government and politics my entire career, and while I try to keep a level head and a reasonable tone in my commentary, even I can lose my head sometimes and let anger bubble over and burst out. It feels gross, looks ugly, and leaves a lasting mark.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV.

Maybe I was always more than one person, or even two. Maybe being on TV was just my job. People find it hard to get their heads around that. A couple of times I have shone a light on the other sides of my life, but I have learned to be cautious about that. Because people are only comfortable with the Noel Edmonds they see on television.

The sheer scale at which one is able to create change as elected representatives is unmatched.

I don't want to be in the public eye so much that you reach the point where everyone has an opinion about you.

When people say things about me, I'd love to come back and give my version, but I'd rather let others spout off until the time is right.

I kind of have to bite my tongue sometimes with my lyrics.

The CDU is willing to continue to take responsibility for our country. We want to do justice to the government mandate.

I could have been bigger, but I wasn't controversial enough. I didn't do drugs or wreck rooms. There were no dramas in my private life.

The election of a deputy to the Legislature offers a noble and majestic spectacle comparable only to the delivery of a child. It involves the same efforts, the same impurities, the same laceration, and the same triumph.