Quotes from Rick Scott

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.

Let's remember, the Second Amendment has been around for over 200 years.

I need a partner in D.C. that cares about jobs.

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

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

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.

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'm never going to become an expert on how you get delegates. I think what you've got to do is follow the will of voters.

While the federal government is committed to paying 100% of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I cannot, in good conscience, deny the uninsured access to care.

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.

Ben Carson's either the angriest person in the world or the calmest.

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

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

I have recommended cutting the tax on cell phones and TVs for every Florida family so they can save around $43 a year for spending as little as $100 a month on cell phone and TV bills combined.

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

If you're not the establishment candidate, they're going to attack you some ways.

When you're the CEO, you take responsibility.

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

Mom somehow made it to every one of my graduations - even when it meant she had to travel far away.

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

My mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option.