33+ Rick Scott Quotes On Government, Marriage And Issues

Rick Scott is the 45th and current Governor of Florida. He is a member of the Republican Party and has held the position since 2011. He was re-elected for a second term in 2014. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Rick Scott on leadership, government, love.

Top 10 Rick Scott Quotes

1. How many businesses do you know that want to cut their revenue in half? That's why the healthcare system won't change the healthcare system.
2. I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.
3. My job is to get people back to work and make tough decisions. I've been willing to do it.
4. From my standpoint, I want to work with homeland security, justice to make sure that U.S. citizens' vote is not diluted.
5. Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare.
6. I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.
7. 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.
8. It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but [we do know] it is our sacred duty.
9. I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying.
10. I was in the Navy as an enlisted man, started my first business when I was 21.

Rick Scott Short Quotes

• I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems.
• If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.
• Set a goal, measure it, change if you need to, keep going after the goal.
• Obstacles to job creation in America are a result of policy, not of motivation.
• I think most people are not willing to make the tough choices.
• We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.
• We ought to be bragging about Florida!
• You want people to feel comfortable to walk in their neighborhoods, go out and shop, do business.
• I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.
• It's a hard job to become president.

Rick Scott Famous Quotes And Sayings

It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law. It is at just such times that the constitutional right to self-defense is most precious and must be protected from government overreach. — Rick Scott

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? — Rick Scott

There’s no question that mistakes were made and as CEO, I have to accept responsibility for those mistakes. I was focused on lowering costs and making the hospitals more efficient. I could have had more internal and external controls. I learned hard lessons and I’ve taken that lesson and it’s helped me become a better business person and a better leader. — Rick Scott

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

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

Government has no resources of its own. Government can only give to us what it has previously taken from us. — Rick Scott

I focused on jobs. I built private sector jobs all my life. That's what the race was about. Who was going to build private sector jobs? My opponent who never had one? Or me? That's why I won last night. — Rick Scott

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

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. — Rick Scott

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. — Rick Scott

I'm supposed to enforce the laws of the land. The law of Florida is that if you're a noncitizen, you don't vote in these races. — Rick Scott

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

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

Life Lessons by Rick Scott

1. Governor Rick Scott has demonstrated the importance of fiscal responsibility, having balanced the state's budget and reduced taxes.
2. He has also shown the value of investing in education and job creation, having increased funding for public schools and universities and creating jobs through tax cuts and incentives.
3. Finally, he has demonstrated the importance of public-private partnerships, having worked with businesses to create jobs and spur economic growth.