Rick Scott Quotes

• I’ve absolutely lived the American dream.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Dream, Uncategorized

  Tags in American, dream

• 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

  Topics in Money, Uncategorized

  Tags in Lose

• 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.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Money, Uncategorized

  Tags in Successful, Better

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Live, Place, Become

• 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.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Give, Same, Government

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Problems, Principles

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in State, Growth

• 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.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fun, Spend, Watch

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, Hard, Person

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Freedom, Government, Personal

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Tough, Choice, Willing

• I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Mistake

  Tags in Stimulus

• I don’t look at polls.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Look, Poll

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Career, Mess, Solutions

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Job

  Tags in Small, Higher

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Try, Listen, Saying

• It’s a hard job to become president.

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Job

  Tags in Hard, Become

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Vote, Plan

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Said, Politician

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

  Rick Scott

  Topics in Job

  Tags in People, Part

Rick Scott (35)

Birth:	1st December, 1952
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businessman, Lawyer

About

Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott is a businessman and the 45th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy and then went into business. He earned a business degree and law degree and joined a Dallas firm where he became partner.

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