Rick Scott Quotes

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Rick Scott

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 1, 1952

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.

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You're not going to build private-sector jobs if you don't like business people.

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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.

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You've got to be known for what you're running on, what principles.

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

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My job is to get people back to work and make tough decisions. I've been willing to do it.

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

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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?

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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.

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I don't look at polls.

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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.

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My job is to make sure that if you're a family in Florida, your children can get a good education and you have the opportunity for a job. That's my job and that's what I think about every day.

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

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

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Prosperity comes from the private sector.

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

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Taxpayers need a businessman who knows how to create jobs, cut costs and balance budgets.

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Obstacles to job creation in America are a result of policy, not of motivation.

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I've absolutely lived the American dream.

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

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