Top 144 Quotes & Sayings by Rick Scott

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

I've built companies, I've created jobs, I know the frustration of small businesses with higher taxes.

It is up to all of us - the state, Florida's local communities, and the federal government - to work together on long-term solutions to improve the quality of our water.

If I believe your jobs plan, I'm going to vote for you.

History has repeatedly shown that the costs of many government healthcare programs far exceed early projections.

Floridians are a strong, resilient people. We are fortunate to live in a great state where all Floridians enjoy opportunities to get a great job and a world-class education.

It's a hard job to become president.

I'm going to work with the Senate and the House to make sure we have a bill that lowers tuition for all Floridians.

I am absolutely convinced that Florida will become the most exciting place in the world to live and work.

I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying.

If you're going to be successful, you better have a goal, you better find really good people, better understand where all the money's coming from. And you better measure the living daylights out of it.

I believe in the right to defend yourself.

How much should the state be involved in regulating the growth in communities when you already have a county doing it, or a city doing it?

I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.

Prosperity comes from the private sector.

I want everybody in Florida to live the American dream.

General revenue - what taxpayers are willing to give government, what they think is fair to give government - is not going to grow at the same amount that the federal government basically forces us to spend on Medicaid.

My job is to make sure that if you're a family in Florida, your children can get a good education and you have the opportunity for a job. That's my job and that's what I think about every day.

Donald Trump is a friend.

When I first ran for governor, the political class and party leaders opposed me with great vigor, and some even said if I won the primary they would never vote for me. But the voters had other ideas, and they are the only ones who count.

In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I ran, because that's not the typical politician.

Obamacare is an unbelievable job killer.

If you're not the establishment candidate, they're going to attack you some ways.

My job is to get people back to work and make tough decisions. I've been willing to do it.

No U.S. citizen is being kicked off any voter rolls.

My religion is very important to me.

I don't like losing money. I don't go gamble. Because I don't want to lose any money. I didn't grow up with any money and I'm not going to go gamble and lose money.

If poor people are spending their own money, it is amazing how fast they will figure out how to keep a lid on medical bills.

What you see is when the government gets involved, you run out of money and health care gets rationed.

In Florida, we're the best melting pot in the world. We love everybody coming to our state.

By raising the minimum wage in California, 700,000 people are going to lose their jobs. There are a lot of opportunities for companies to prosper in Florida and compete here, and that's what I'm going after.

I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.

I don't look at polls.

You want people to feel comfortable to walk in their neighborhoods, go out and shop, do business.

Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare.

I built private sector jobs all my life.

You're not going to build private-sector jobs if you don't like business people.

You've got to be known for what you're running on, what principles.

Obstacles to job creation in America are a result of policy, not of motivation.

Part of my job is to get out and talk to people. I do that as much as I can.

I'm supposed to enforce the laws of the land.

Higher taxes kill jobs. Regulations kill jobs.

I was in the Navy as an enlisted man, started my first business when I was 21.

Reviewing a government budget is much like going through the attic in an old home.

I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.

In the middle of the Great Depression, George Jenkins, Jr. left his job at a grocery store and decided he would open up his own store. I am sure many people thought Mr. Jenkins was crazy, but he had a dream. Today, his chain of stores employs 127,000 Floridians and is the largest employee-owned company in the country. We know it as Publix.

You cannot go out and say, oh, I am going to raise all this spending, but it's not going to cost anybody any money.

I know that you've got to watch how you spend all the dollars. That's not the easiest thing to do. That's not what people think is the most fun thing to do, but it's the right thing to do.

I've absolutely lived the American dream.

The hospital industry to this day works its tail off to do the right thing.

Stimulus does not work.

I think most people are not willing to make the tough choices.

You know, Floridians, we've paid into Social Security. Like a lot of other government programs, we sent money to D.C. We expect to get that money back. We expect that our Social Security is real. So, we have to fix Social Security.

You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.

I don't go to the federal government and say, 'Fund my program.'

From my standpoint, I want to work with homeland security, justice to make sure that U.S. citizens' vote is not diluted.

I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems.

Taxpayers need a businessman who knows how to create jobs, cut costs and balance budgets.