A biography for Rick Scotthasn’t been written yet.
“I grew up in the Methodist church. My wife grew up in the Baptist church. And wives get everything they want. So we got married in the Baptist church.”
“My mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option.”
“People win elections based on having the right ideas, the right plans, like my seven step plan for 700,000 jobs. That's what wins elections.”
“You've got to be known for what you're running on, what principles.”
“Successful companies hire people.”
“I've worked since I was in second grade.”
“I think we ought to leave the law exactly the way it is, the 14th amendment.”
“I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.”
“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?”
“I want all tuition to stop growing.”
“I'm very proud that 40 sheriffs have endorsed me.”
“Foreign policy is important.”
“It is up to all of us - the state, Florida's local communities, and the federal government - to work together on long-term solutions to improve the quality of our water.”
“I don't look at polls.”
“My religion is very important to me.”
“I don't go to the federal government and say, 'Fund my program.'”
“I think Senator Marco Rubio was a very good speaker of the House, has been a very good senator.”
“From my standpoint, I want to work with homeland security, justice to make sure that U.S. citizens' vote is not diluted.”
“Everybody handles protesters differently.”
“I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.”