Quotes By Rick Scott

I've absolutely lived the American dream.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Stimulus does not work.

I built private sector jobs all my life.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

It's a hard job to become president.

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

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

Prosperity comes from the private sector.

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.

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

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

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

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

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?

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