California Quotes · Page 22

I have thought of relocating, somewhere where I'd be more appreciated. California, perhaps. I could teach earthquake preparedness.

— Wesley Strick

In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.

— James Garner

California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze…

— W. C. Fields

Things have really changed here in Hollywood. Used to be people in this town couldn't wait to get an envelope full of…

— Jay Leno

All of a sudden, I feel very old and very tired. Maybe when I get to California, the smog, brush fires, floods,…

— Erma Bombeck

Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America's red states.

— Allen West

Every gun regulation that President [Barack] Obama has advocated for, California has already. And it didn't stop terrorism.

— Rand Paul

I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it…

— Meg Whitman

I have a man cave somewhere in California - a totally undisclosed location where manly things occur. There are motorcycles, there are…

— Laurence Fishburne

Everything was blamed on Castro. Mudslides in California. The fact that you can't buy a decent tomato anymore. Was there an exceptionally…

— Calvin Trillin

California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited…

— Victor Davis Hanson

I was looking for inspiration. I found it in California. The weather was always great, and the majority of San Diego seemed…

— Jason Mraz

Admittedly, no Republican can get elected statewide in California anymore, but nor can what we think of as, nationally, the Democratic Party.…

— Ann Coulter

Well, I think it's real important that people understand, first and foremost, those of us that have lived in Arizona or in…

— Jan Brewer

For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It…

— Vince Vaughn

In California, of all places, entertainment is the key to a vibrant economy. If we do not develop young adults capable of…

— David Cassidy

“About a billion cops,” Darling said. “You move there, you’ll have fifty government workers looking at you, checking your tax records, asking…

— John Sandford

When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going…

— Denzel Washington

But I have never had the privilege of unhappiness in Happy Valley. California is about the good life. So a bad life…

— Sarah Vowell

California has often led the country, indeed the world, in the technology, consumption, trends, lifestyles, and of course, mass entertainment. It is…

— Fareed Zakaria

Since the late 1970's, the main focus of prisons has been punishment, not rehabilitation. It's hard to believe, but you would be…

— James Fox

Too many Broadway actors in motion pictures lost their grip on success--had a feeling that none of it had ever happened on…

— Mae West

I've had the hat for four years and it keeps getting better with age. It's been in the ocean and the pool…

— Andy Spade

Fortune has dealt with me rather too well. I have known little struggle, not much poverty, many generosities. Now and then I…

— Sinclair Lewis

My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I…

— Guy Fieri

I've always loved the Belmont Shore area because I've always thought it had a kind of European vibe to it. This to…

— Joe Maddon

We know shark's fin is a huge problem. In California now, you can't buy it or sell it.

— Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

I went off to the University of California, Santa Barbara, on a boatload of loans, sights set on becoming a doctor or…

— Katy Tur

A new restaurant here in Southern California requires women to wear high heels. I'm outraged! This is sexist! Why just the women?

— Craig Ferguson

To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the…

— Warren Beatty

I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.

— Al Jardine

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it…

— Mary Schmich

After moving to America at 19, I met my husband and raised our family in Southern California.

— Michelle Steel

California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America.

— Hinton Rowan Helper

I think when people think about California, they think about straight Hollywood, that Hollywood glamour, whole bunch of flashes, so much paparazzi.

— Anthony Rendon

The hardest thing about moving to California from Connecticut was just missing my family. If I went back, it would be just…

— Kevin Nealon

When completed, Disney's California Adventure will feel more immersive and richer. It will have more heart.

— Jay Rasulo

Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.

— Xander Schauffele

The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.

— Dan Jenkins

Fans are essential in the California heat. The ones with movement keep the air flow active - I need that.

— Chuck Inglish