I love my country, not my government.

There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That’s why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into...

The thing is, and Americans are starting to realize this now, that while street gangs are violent, the Democrats and Republicans are worse. They are worse because their decisions affect your life.

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.’

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.

‘The David Letterman Show’ is a show of comedy.

I don’t want a Democrat in the board room and I don’t want a Republican in the bedroom, … Democrats can’t do business … and all Republicans want to do is get in your bedroom...

The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn’t figure into was human nature, and that’s what corrupts it.

Tell the truth because then you don’t have to have a good memory.

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.

I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn’t interact directly with government.

If I can get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states and be allowed into the debates, I’d not only run, I’d win.

I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep.

The American dream still lives,

You can’t legislate against stupidity.

I would give the people of America to their first opportunity to elect a president who doesn’t belong to either party since George Washington.

I have every right to know how my taxes are spent, how every single penny of it is spent. I have the right to know that.

I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of alcoholism, drugs, or things of that nature, I do not think those conditions...

I tend to like to read history – recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer’s imagination.

If you don’t forge ahead to open China’s markets, rest assured the window of opportunity will be lost, … The Europeans would like nothing better than for the U.S. Congress to continue fussing over this...

Learn from history or you’re doomed to repeat it.

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

People in this country need to understand when you go to any airport in the United States, you are not protected by the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. They can do anything they want...

We’re the Fascist States of America today, not the United States of America, because the corporations are in power.

People don’t like politicians.

‘The Young and the Restless’ is my favorite television show.

As governor, Jesse Ventura told it like it is, and now I’m telling you that BetUs.com is the only place to bet.

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.

My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they’ll give him 10 years, but a guy can...

I think that Minnesota is different because we are proving that tri-partisan government could work, that you do not need to necessarily be a Democrat or a Republican to be successful at governing.

I’ve never been arrested in my life. Never had cuffs put on me, never been charged with a crime, never spent one day in jail.

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

If baseball is your business, you can meet in Chicago, conspire to control output to maximize profits and it’s perfectly legal, … That’s not fair and you should do something about it.

We owe him a great debt for the foundation of our party and for putting himself on the line for two sessions, … From him we learned that a third party can be taken seriously.

Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide… but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.

I’m tolerant of all religions… I don’t care if someone wants to go out there and worship the bark on a tree.

There’s nothing glamorous about war at all.

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people’s tuition...

I’m an Angus King independent.

Certainly if he announces, if he will be a candidate, he will absolutely get my full consideration, … I don’t put the cart in front of the horse and until he becomes a candidate, he...

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there’s not much I can do about that. But I’m going to be honest. I’m going to continue to speak my mind, and that’s who...

Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.

Al Gore, you’ve been a real inspiration. But a lot of other people who preach the global warming gospel aren’t out to save the world. They’re out to run it.

You can’t put civil rights on the ballot.

I believe that the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin are two of the greatest rock bands ever!

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

I’m going to come out now and make statements, ‘Do we dare have a Democratic governor and a Democratic Legislature?’ If that’s the case, hand over your wallet. ‘Cause the government’s going to have you...

Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment – and more – by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens.

I don’t support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.

If I were an innocent individual, flown to a foreign country and held for several years and tortured, I’d become a terrorist, too. I’d go to war against the U.S.