Quotes By Rick Scott

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

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

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.

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.