Top 60 Rick Scott Quotes

Jesus Christ is my savior.

Foreign policy is important.

Washington, D.C., could learn a few budget lessons from Florida. The contrast between our state and the nation’s capital is remarkable.

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

Students who have spent their childhood here in Florida deserve to qualify for the same in-state tuition rate at universities their peers and classmates do.

When businesses think of locating in North America, I want to make sure that they think first about Florida.

In Florida, Medicaid is the fastest-growing part of our state budget – hands down. It is increasing at more than 3.5 times the rate of our general revenue.

Donald Trump is a friend.

The pollsters and pundits will keep trying to read voters’ minds.

I have made it my practice to not get involved in primaries because picking the Republican candidate is the voters’ job.

I support Donald Trump because I believe he’s a businessperson that’s going to get the economy going, but also he’s going to focus on how we destroy ISIS.

Successful companies hire people.

If you look at Governor Romney’s family, he’s been very successful. He’s built a great family, very committed to his wife.

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.

With over 20 million residents and 100 million tourists, we must stay ahead of the possible spread of the Zika virus and take immediate action to ensure Florida is prepared.

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

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.

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

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

Nobody would think that anybody on a terror watch list should have a gun, right?

Faced with a deep recession, some say the answer is to expand the role of government.

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

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

Quality health care services must be accessible and affordable for all – not just those in certain ZIP codes or tax brackets.

In business, you learn from mistakes. In government, they never do.

I’m not going to suggest to a delegate at what they ought to do.

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

I grew up in the Methodist church. My wife grew up in the Baptist church. And wives get everything they want. So we got married in the Baptist church.

I believe in the right to defend yourself.

I’ve absolutely lived the American dream.

Do you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people who can’t get jobs? I want to make sure that we spend our money where people can get jobs when they get out.

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

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.

In Florida, we are focused on economic growth and not on things that divide us.

I believe in the principle that if you have more competition, it will drive down the prices.

It’s a hard job to become president.

I am grateful for the lessons I learned from my parents’ sacrifices. They often had trouble making ends meet, so we moved for them to find work. I remember my mom would sometimes take on second jobs, like ironing, just so we could buy groceries.

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.

When you’re the CEO, you take responsibility.

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.

I want everybody in Florida to live the American dream.

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

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

I love the 20 million people that live in my state and 100 million tourists.

We want Florida to be first for jobs, and we must have a skilled workforce to reach that goal. By investing in science, technology, engineering and math education, we are ensuring our students are prepared for the jobs of the future. Our teachers are essential to preparing our students.

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

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

I don’t want to tell Gov. Brewer what to do; she can do what’s best for her state.

I want every health care professional, every first-responder, every citizen, every visitor to know that in Florida we continue to prepare for the worst. But we pray for the best.

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?

Every business has to figure out how to make itself more efficient. They’ve got to use technology. They’ve got to use the Internet, things like that. We can do the same thing with our state colleges.

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

My job is to enforce the laws of Florida.

Let’s have a conversation about how we destroy ISIS.

Obamacare is an unbelievable job killer.

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.

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.

The Miccosukee facility in Miami only offers bingo, poker, and video gambling machines. Because it does not have slot machines or table games, the Miccosukee tribe doesn’t need an agreement with the state. The Miccosukees only answer to the federal government.

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.