Explore a collection of the most beloved and motivational quotes and sayings about Florida. Share these powerful messages with your loved ones on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or on your personal blog, and inspire the world with their wisdom. We've compiled the Top 100 Florida Quotes and Sayings from 86 influential authors, including Carl Hiaasen,Jeb Bush,Dave Barry,Inez Haynes Irwin,Rick Scott, for you to enjoy and share.

I think in the old days, the nexus of weirdness ran through Southern California, and to a degree New York City. I think it's changed so that every bizarre story in the country now has a Florida connection. I don't know why, except it must be some inversion of magnetic poles or something. By Carl Hiaasen California City Southern York Days

Florida has its own rhythm, too. People go to work, they watch their children learn and grow and start families of their own. They play in the sun and pass their lives enjoying the outsized blessings that make our state unique. By Jeb Bush Florida Rhythm People Work Unique

I actually like south Florida. I never lived in a more interesting place than this. I've never met a wider range of people. I guess when I came here I thought there were Cubans and then there were people from New York and that was Miami. Now I know that it's Cubans, people from New York, and some people from New Jersey. By Dave Barry Florida People York Cubans South

California, where the spring comes in the fall and the fall comes in the summer and the summer comes in the winter and the winter never comes at all ... By Inez Haynes Irwin Fall Summer Winter California Spring

In Florida, we're the best melting pot in the world. We love everybody coming to our state. By Rick Scott Florida World Melting Pot State

I was born in New Jersey but grew up mostly in Florida. My dad died when I was 8. By John Joseph Adams Florida Jersey Born Grew Dad

I did most of my schooling in Miami. By Navi Rawat Miami Schooling

Now what state do you live in?''Denial. By Bill Watterson Denial State Live

We are for freedom here in Florida. By Rick Scott Florida Freedom

Another Country, By Katharine Swartz Country

Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here. By Henry Rollins Florida Place Crazy Played Wildest

You mean in the state? By Abe Lemons State

The dumbest women I hooked up with were in Florida. I lived in Florida for a year, and it was just shocking. I literally felt like after living there for a couple months that I had become stupider. It was unbelievable. If you read my stories based around crazy women, about 75 percent of those women were in Florida ...and I only lived there for a year. By Tucker Max Florida Year Women Dumbest Hooked

The guy stood a yard inside the dark room and waited, blinking, letting his eyes adjust to the gloom after the hot whiteness of the Key West sun. It was June, dead-on four o'clock in the afternoon, the southernmost part of the United States. Way farther south than most of the Bahamas. A hot white sun and a fierce temperature. Reacher sat at his table in back and sipped water from a plastic bottle and waited. By Lee Child Key West Blinking Letting Waited

The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life. By Carl Hiaasen Florida Seedy Real Curve Hard

There's a book out called 'How Money Walks' written by Travis Brown. He's followed annual adjusted gross income from 1992 to 2011. Approximately $100 billion has moved to Florida from all over the country. Number two is Arizona. Where does it come from? It's come from New York; it's come from New Jersey; and it's come from California. By Rick Scott Brown Money Walks Travis Called

Canada - they won't like me saying this, but it's really like it's a part of Michigan, that area. By John Varvatos Canada Michigan Area Part

As far back as the 1800s, people were moving to Florida to make their dreams come true. By Rick Scott Florida People True Back Moving

Since the nineteen-fifties, rural Florida has marketed itself to Northerners and Midwesterners as an unexplored paradise of citrus and mermaids. By Anne Hull Florida Northerners Midwesterners Nineteenfifties Rural

I grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. My dad took me hunting, trapping and fishing when I was a kid. By John W. Thompson Florida Beach West Palm Grew

I am absolutely convinced that Florida will become the most exciting place in the world to live and work. By Rick Scott Florida Work Absolutely Convinced Exciting

A prosthetic leg with a Willie Nelson bumper sticker washed ashore on the beach, which meant it was Florida.Then it got weird. By Tim Dorsey Willie Nelson Beach Weird Prosthetic

You know how only you can insult your own family? That's how I feel about Florida. By Danielle Schneider Family Florida Insult Feel

Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's little waiting room, as she was fond of quoting. By Joy Fielding God Florida Tomb Listen State

I'm not going sell out on the people of state of Florida. By Kendrick Meek Florida Sell People State

I'm a one-hundred-percent, made-in-Florida, dope-smugglin', time-sharin', spring-breakin', log-flumin', double-occupancy discount vacation. I'm a tall glass of orange juice and a day without sunshine. I'm the wind in your sails, the sun on your burn and the moon over Miami. I am the native. By Tim Dorsey Dopesmugglin Timesharin Springbreakin Logflumin Doubleoccupancy

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. By Dan Rather Texas California Burrito Big Taco

Florida has been really cool to us. This is our first big club tour, and Pennywise has been really nice. By Brandon Thomas Florida Cool Pennywise Tour Nice

I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York. By Daniel Boulud Florida Seasons York Conceive Cooking

Florida is not going to vote for a con artist like Donald Trump. By Marco Rubio Trump Donald Florida Vote Con

I was raised in New York and then moved to Miami in my teenage years, returning to New York later on. By Dascha Polanco York Miami Years Returning Raised

The land of embarrassment and breakfast. By Julian Barnes Breakfast Land Embarrassment

I'm from Texas. You would think my biggest draw would be in that state. But my biggest draw is Pennsylvania. By Bill Engvall Texas Biggest Draw Pennsylvania State

Some parts of Florida are filled with real magic. You just have to keep your eyes open. Ah, for the mermaids of Weeki Wachee ... Follow me, this way. Everywhere By Neil Gaiman Florida Magic Parts Filled Real

OklahomaWhere the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. By Oscar Hammerstein Ii Oklahomawhere Sweepin Plain Wind

I went to Florida when I was 15. That was my first time in America, so you learn about how different the regions are. By Janet Montgomery Florida America Time Learn Regions

Florida feels we owe a great debt to our neighboring states. By Craig Fugate Florida States Feels Owe Great

When it comes to wildlife, no state is deadlier than Florida. Let me count the ways: fire ants, mosquitoes, alligators, eastern diamondback rattlers, black bears, panthers, coral snakes, bull sharks, jellyfish, black widow spiders, water moccasins, wasps, crocodiles, pygmy rattlers, brown recluse spiders, wild boar, copperheads, scorpions, Burmese pythons. And ticks. No state has more attacks from fire ants, sharks, or snakes. Let's not forget Mother Nature, who is equally aggressive. Florida is the lightning capital of the United States, attracting by far the most strikes to ground, injuries (more than two thousand since 1959) and fatalities (nearly five hundred since 1959). About seven people die each year from lightning in the Sunshine State, accounting for about 15 percent of the total number of U.S. fatalities each year. By Joe Gisondi State Wildlife Rattlers Black Spiders

Floridians are a strong, resilient people. We are fortunate to live in a great state where all Floridians enjoy opportunities to get a great job and a world-class education. By Rick Scott Floridians Strong Resilient People Great

I'm from Louisiana and live in Texas now. By Mike Wilson Louisiana Texas Live

This is Florida, where they're cool about putting people to death By Patricia Engel Florida Death Cool Putting People

I live in Florida and people are crazy here. And I say that lovingly. By Amy Seimetz Florida Live People Crazy Lovingly

Orlando. Tourism on steroids. Florida's mutant chromosome with mouse ears. One of the newer attractions is an air-conditioned dome over a sprawling, man-made replica of the state's natural landscape. They bulldozed nature to build it. By Tim Dorsey Orlando Tourism Steroids Florida Ears

Florida is not only unbossed, it is unled. Anything can happen in elections, and does. By V.o. Key Florida Unbossed Unled Elections Happen

Yes, but does Maine have anything to SAY to Florida? By Ralph Waldo Emerson Florida Maine

California is always in my mind. By David Hockney California Mind

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished to be found. By Douglas Coupland Place Florida Oneself Found Reinvent

Florida has tons of entertainment opportunities because Walt Disney World and Universal Studios are there. By Kevin Richardson Walt Disney World Universal Studios

I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth. By Piers Anthony Xanth Florida Land Turned Home

I just moved to Florida to seek out opportunities. By Kevin Richardson Florida Opportunities Moved Seek

If a theme runs through the history of Florida, it is this: something's great, and someone comes along to mess it up. By Eliot Kleinberg Florida Great Theme Runs History

Over the years, I've traveled to many places for inspiration and research, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, California, and Hawaii. By Jennifer Chiaverini Ohio California Pennsylvania South Carolina

Lot Of Strip Clubs in Florida ... Good grief ... Florida has so many strip clubs, they need to change their state flag to a brass pole. By Wanda Sykes Lot Strip Clubs Florida Good

Goldsboro, North Carolina. By John Feinstein Goldsboro North Carolina

I love South Florida; this is where I am from, so I don't think there is anything more rewarding than knowing that where you grew up is standing behind you and supporting you. By Bailee Madison Florida South Love Rewarding Knowing

While living in Florida I realized that I could never stay there, because it's so damn hot. There's only like three months when you don't feel like you're on the cusp of hell. By Jennifer L. Armentrout Florida Hot Living Realized Stay

I was born in New York and raised in South Florida, so I'm an East Coast girl. By Cassie Scerbo Florida York South East Coast

In 2006 I had begun the discernment process for locating my rightful geographic home. By the time my corporate pink slip arrived I had spent two years researching and taking recon trips to five different cities in southern California. Having crossed them off my list, in February 2008 I visited Sarasota, Florida, at the urging of a friend who winters in a neighboring town. Though Florida had never been on my radar, only minutes in Sarasota I knew I'd found home. By Gina Greenlee Home Sarasota Florida Begun Discernment

Charleston, West "by gods" Virginia By Jennifer L. Armentrout West Virginia Charleston Gods

My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade. By Sanford I. Weill York Florida Grade Parents Moved

I live in Cullowhee, North Carolina. That's where I teach, at Western Carolina University. That region is where my family has lived for a long time and that region is my landscape. By Ron Rash Cullowhee North Carolina University Live

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us. By Chita Rivera California Southern Amazing Totally

I live wherever I happen to be. By David Hockney Live Happen

Seattle, Washington. By Sarah Mayberry Washington Seattle

One thing about living in South Florida is that everywhere you go is violently air-conditioned, By Katie Cotugno South Florida Airconditioned Thing Living

I have to remind the people who put down East Coast surfing that Kelly Slater is from Florida. By Don Winslow Florida East Coast Kelly Slater

I think it might honestly be time for the Sunshine State to officially change its motto to the Worst State. By John Oliver State Sunshine Worst Honestly Time

Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere By Ben Folds Coast Headed

Sometimes I think I've figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida By Susan Orlean Florida Universe Figured Order Find

Texas [10w] Every Texan has a project and every picnic has fire-ants. By Beryl Dov Texas Texan Fireants Project Picnic

The general intellectual level of South Florida is somewhere just above "functionally retarded". By Tucker Max South Florida Functionally Retarded General

South Florida's international connections mean there's a different kind of innovation here. We're able to intersect with a lot of brilliant people who are not associated with Silicon Valley. By Rony Abovitz Florida South Valley International Connections

Hung Island, Georgia, By Robyn Peterman Georgia Island Hung

I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat. By Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Hat Talk Drop

If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too. By Jon Secada Miami California Live Place Beautiful

I'm looking California and feeling Minnesota. By Chris Cornell Minnesota California Feeling

I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a bit slower. Plus, I love crawfish and po'boys. By Harry Connick Jr. Connecticut Orleans Live Eventually Move

California is lucky, the East Coast is lucky because we get great seafood and a lot of produce from Florida, locally in good weather, but in the winter we have to buy it. By Eric Ripert Florida East Coast Lucky California

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19. By Patricia Clarkson Orleans Born Raised Lived

What is it with Florida? In Pensacola, Jack Crawford answered his door only to get cracked on the head with a bat. "About 8:45 p.m., three teenage males knocked on the door." As soon as Crawford opened the door, "Wham! Split my head open," Crawford said. "So I shot him and another guy." Of the three intruders, one was white. "Crawford said he wasn't too rattled by the attack, and he still felt comfortable staying in the home." Crawford is not in danger of prosecution because of Florida's "Stand your Ground" law.9 By Colin Flaherty Crawford Florida Door Pensacola Jack

In Orlando, I handled a lot of stuff the wrong way. By Dwight Howard Orlando Handled Lot Stuff Wrong

Sanford is a little redneck town north of Orlando. It's right off Lake Jessup.Lake Jessup is the most alligator infested lake in the United States and I live literally 5/10ths of a mile north of that lake right off the swamp down here. I've lived here since '94. When I left Nebraska my dad got a job at a private Christian school in West Palm Beach. People will say "You're not really a country boy. You're from Palm Beach, Florida." Well, I moved to West Palm Beach, FL which is a far cry from Palm Beach, FL. There's a reason it's called West Palm Beach. By Larry The Cable Guy Beach Palm Orlando Lake West

Almost everything strange washes up near Miami. By Rick Riordan Miami Strange Washes

I love Naples, Florida! Although, I'm so far behind everyone else there. After all, I'm still wearing my first face! By Angelina Assanti Florida Naples Love Face Wearing

California, here I come, right back where I started from. By Al Jolson California Back Started

California: bordering always on the Pacific and sometimes on the ridiculous. So, why do I live here? Because the sun goes down a block from my house. By George Carlin California Pacific Bordering Ridiculous House

A giant python was discovered in Florida. Spooky news for a state that derives half it's income from a giant mouse. By Dana Gould Florida Giant Python Discovered Spooky

I don't like Miami that much. I don't like the weather. My base is Miami, but I travel a lot. By Juan Pablo Galavis Miami Weather Lot Base Travel

NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT By Andrew Britton Connecticut Milford

What I like about South Florida is there's a good quality of life here; the cost of living is much lower than Silicon Valley. By Rony Abovitz Valley South Florida Silicon Good

I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine. By Vanilla Ice Company Music Mortgage Real Estate

I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana. By Trishelle Cannatella Mississippi Louisiana College

Florida's not the hick town you keep saying it is," says Reynolds. "Times have changed; they've got good universities now and a great book festival! Thousands of people come to it! By Margaret Atwood Reynolds Florida Times Hick Town

Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened. By A. J. Mclean Atlanta Orlando Bed Woke Happened

want to live someplace that By Mary H.k. Choi Live Someplace

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant ... I had never been so described as Florida described me. By Sidney Poitier Florida Adjust Racism Blatant

I live between Jamaica and Paris. By Jimmy Cliff Paris Jamaica Live

Florida is a theme park," said Serge. "And the theme is weirdness. By Tim Dorsey Serge Florida Park Theme Weirdness

It's not unusual for people to like Florida in the winter. I'm not a great tourist. I like coming down to work. By Israel Horovitz Florida Winter Unusual People Tourist

I'm from California, and still live in LA. By Teena Marie California Live