Jesse Ventura Quotes

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. There isn't a person on this planet by this time who doesn't know that when you consume alcohol you shouldn't get behind the wheel of a car. The people who do it anyway should have their privilege to drive taken away.

Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do.

Our challenge is to stop people from driving drunk. Punishing them afterwards doesn't bring back the victim or make the family feel better. The idea is to stop the DWI before it happens.

I knew that by getting behind the wheel of the car and having had something to drink, the responsibility laid on my shoulders.

Zero-tolerance on drinking and driving - meaning no drinking at all before driving - is a collective punishment that, in essence, only affects responsible adults who follow the law.

I am the person who is a mother against drunk driver.

Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people 'the cops.' But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!

California - with more cars, more drivers and more people - still has less DWI-related deaths than Texas does.

I didn't start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.

Friends don't let Jackasses drink and drive.

It's just not a good idea to drink and drive; that is just common sense. But common sense is not that common!

If you drink don't drive. Don't even putt.

Getting stopped for drunk driving in those days might mean that your entire career was over then. Not today.

Hi, I'm Jeff Healy of the Jeff Healy band. Don't drink and drive. I don't... you're blind!

All it takes is one drink to mess with the way you drive - it clouds your judgment and slows your reflexes. Don't take any chances. It just isn't worth it.

When you're drunk, you always think you're not. If you even drink at all don't get behind the wheel.

Death by drunken driving is a socially acceptable form of homicide.

I'm smart enough to know I shouldn't be behind the wheel.

Graphic public service announcements about texting and driving or drinking and driving serve a purpose: to see the imagery in your mind so your behavior will change.

And this should go without saying. That's why I'm going to say it: Drinking and driving don't mix. Do your drinking early in the morning and get it out of the way. Then go driving while the visibility is still good.

I just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?

Move somewhere with decent public transit so you don't drive drunk and hit somebody.

Drunk driving contains a far greater risk of violent death than the use or sale of illegal drugs, the societal response to drunk drivers has generally emphasized keeping the person functional and in society, while attempting to respond to the dangerous behavior through treatment and counseling.

It's as if people used the invention of seat belts as an opportunity to take up drunk driving.

Something that I don't normally tell, and it's not necessarily because I wanna keep it from anybody - I just don't think about it - but one thing about me that not a whole lot of people know and that never really gets brought up is that I actually don't have a driver's license. I've never taken a driver's test.