Andrew Gillum

“I've got a mortgage, and we've got three kids we work hard to take care of. I believe that we deserve a seat at the table, too, to represent the voices of everyday people.”

“I'm black. I've been black all my life, and as far as I know, I'll die black.”

“We cannot afford to weaponize race.”

“I'm not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist. I'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist.”

“This is probably an asset that my wife hates, where you compartmentalize. Most times, I think it's an asset, where you can just sort of feel like you chop off one part of your brain to do the next thing that you've got to do.”

“I don't want to be that person who's looking squarely at the shortcomings in the process right where I sit and then choose to walk away and do nothing.”

“DeSantis can do the bidding of big business and big lobbyists and Donald Trump and his divisive rhetoric. I'm going to be here to do the business of the people of the state of Florida. That's the job of the governor of this state.”

“In the handbook of Donald Trump, they no longer do whistle calls - they're now using full bullhorns.”

“People are entitled to their friendships, and we're all entitled to be disappointed by our friends when they disappoint us.”

“I'm going to stay true. I'm going to stay true to my values.”

“Florida wants to get married. We want to stop this every-two-year or every-four-year dating process where, in between those election cycles, investments in our state diminish.”

“I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who's going to bring us together, not divide us. Not misogynist, not racist, not bigots.”

“In spite of the fact of my dad telling me that if I did well, I could go to the military, I said, 'No, I want to go to college.'”

“I'm never going to make apologies for trying to create a kind of society and a kind of community where my kids will be proud to grow up in.”

“My challenge is that because I am not self-funding... I'm going out leaning on the generosity of everyday folks.”

“In the state of Florida, we've got a lot of issues. In fact, we've got 99 issues, and 'Hamilton' ain't one of them.”

“What Republican voters have shown us is that when they have the choice between the real thing and the fake one, they go with the real one every time.”

“We're going to expand access to health care by expanding Medicaid in my state.”

“I have a very easy time saying no to friends.”

“Most people project onto you what they think you can do.”