Quotes of Florida - somelinesforyou

“ Florida is Gods' waiting room. ”

- Glenn Le Grice

“ I have never had a lap dance in Tampa or any other part of Florida. If I ever did have a lap dance, I don't think I would be discussing television ideas with the girl that was giving it to me. ”

- Stan Lee

“ We can change the lives of autistic children. We can make a difference. There are hundreds of families in Florida who can't afford the therapists. ”

- Dan Marino

“ I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible. ”

- Jeff Miller

“ They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale. ”

- Dan Rather

“ Only in America do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the age of sixty, and walk up and down Collins Avenue in Florida in pedal pushers and mink stoles — and with opinions on every subject under the sun. It isn't their fault they were given a gift like speech — look, if cows could talk, they would say things just as idiotic. ”

- Philip Roth

“ Senator Graham would have been very difficult to beat. He'd been governor for two terms. He's a U.S. Senator. He has a lot of friends; he's done a lot of favors to help a lot of people in Florida. So the fact that he's not running really does change the whole landscape in Florida. ”

- Allen Boyd

“ Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can also make it difficult to define a common identity and create a sense of community that reaches beyond our neighborhoods to all corners of our state. ”

- Jeb Bush

“ For many people, the Escambia Bay Bridge in Pensacola is the enduring image of the hurricanes. The picture of that broken bridge with the haunting shell of Robert Alvarado's 18-wheeler was seen around the world as a symbol of Florida's devastation and despair. ”

- Jeb Bush

“ I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others. ”

- Jeb Bush

“ I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they can. I'm sick of the job-it's a thankless one and full of grief. I've been spending the best years of my life as a public benefactor. ”

- Al Capone

“ Remember the claims by John Kerry and others of one million black voters disenfranchised in Florida during the 2000 presidential election? Peter Kirsanow, a black attorney and member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, says the commission's six-month investigation failed to find any evidence of black voter intimidation. ”

- Larry Elder

“ I live on a boat, which is in the midst of renovation… I figure the good Lord will put me in the right place and hopefully I'll have the right clothes on. I think what we're going to do is bring the boat through the Panama Canal. My husband has always wanted to do that… ”

- Florence Henderson

“ Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over them and they get hurt. In fact, the Florida Marlins said that's why they never hit any home runs. It's a safety issue. ”

- Jay Leno

“ President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy, they can have a good health care plan, and they can have a free and fair voting. Iraq? We can't even get this in Florida. ”

- Jay Leno
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