Florida Quotes · Page 13

“Many residents during the Florida hurricane Ian disaster were asking where is the Red Cross and FEMA.”

— Steven Magee

I've always been drawn back to the South, whether it's Southern California or in Florida, where I grew up, and I wanted…

— Don Felder

Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here.

— Henry Rollins

Expanding Stand Your Ground sends a clear message to communities of color: We are not welcome or safe in Florida.

— Lucy McBath

Sometimes, you go down to Florida and Tampa and you get a couple days off, you can get complacent.

— Brad Marchand

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

— Jeb Bush

To be able to say you're a state 100-yard dash champion from the state of Florida it just doesn't get a whole…

— Cris Collinsworth

I want the University of Florida to be successful. I'm always going to be a Gator, unless I'm on the other sideline.

— Will Muschamp

Since traveling is such a big part of my life when I am working, I like to vacation relatively close to home.…

— Hilary Rhoda

My father - he was an orthodontist - was supposed to sell his practice and move down to Florida, but that never…

— Kate DiCamillo

I decided I like Florida. It's warm here. So I decided I would stay here with my sisters, and even started paying…

— Mike Perry

The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of…

— Marjory Stoneman Douglas

“Back at the Rash [a Florida nightclub], a waif in a lime latex body tube went into the rest room to snort…

— Tim Dorsey

Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's…

— Joy Fielding

I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and…

— Mick Taylor

“The tree feels splintery, nasty to my touch; it feels Floridian, more reptile than vegetable, more stucco than stone. I do loathe…

— Allan Gurganus

I kinda like Florida. It's hot as hell, but we moved to Tallahassee, which is so close to Georgia. It really wasn't…

— Tony Hale

I'm for higher standards measured in an intellectually honest way, with abundant school choice, ending social promotion. And I know how to…

— Jeb Bush

My dad worked for Del Monte and then for Monsanto as one of the chief scientists on the Calgene Flavr Savr Tomato.…

— Sanjay Rawal

As a kid, I grew up on a farm in Florida, and I did what most little kids do. I played a…

— Rodney Mullen

You can't have a bad time at Disney World. It's not allowed. They have hidden electronic surveillance cameras everywhere, and if they…

— Dave Barry

With Islamophobic tendencies in Europe and North America it is quite possible that Islamic leaders could be charged with 'political genocide'. An…

— Richard A. Falk

The first slave came to Florida in 1526. The first one we know by name, Esteban, which means Stephen, came a couple…

— Henry Louis Gates

We have seen that [Zika virus] has caused, and is causing, a whole series of problems for pregnant women and for their…

— Marco Rubio

“I saw things in Florida that I had only ever read about in engineering text books before.”

— Steven Magee

Florida surfers learn how to be great on mediocre waves. It trains you, gives you endurance.

— Abigail Spencer

We have more corporations in Florida than the next four states combined. Why is that? Because it's easy.

— Francis X. Suarez

We've investigated the gun lobby and its political donations and how it spread the Stand Your Ground laws from Florida.

— Clara Jeffery

I did my undergrad at Florida State, got a Bachelor's, and then I got my Masters in Acting at NYU. So I've…

— Andre Holland

President Bush said the other day the war is not about timetables. It's about winning. Hey, it worked in Florida.

— Jay Leno

If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.

— F. Lee Bailey

Astronautical and aeronautical research and development are a key part of Central Florida's economy.

— Michael Waltz

They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a…

— Dan Rather

One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.

— Jack Youngblood

It's a dream come true for Bubba Watson from Bagdad, Florida to have the green jacket on.

— Bubba Watson

I like anyplace warm. I like Captiva and Sarasota, in Florida, and I like San Diego. But really, anywhere my kids want…

— Paul Wahlberg

“I had a dream about you last night. In this dream we were walking down the beautiful Japanese streets of Florida. Fukuoka…

— Rodney Jenkins

Senator Marco 'amnesty' Rubio, while proponents of immigration reform say the Florida Republican was quick to retreat when the going got tough.

— Donald Trump

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

— Rick Scott

I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.

— George W. Bush