“The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass.” – Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

“The great thing about Florida is you – each city’s about two hours’ drive from everywhere else.” – John Cleese

“Here in Florida, we have something special we never enjoyed at Disneyland – the blessing of size. There’s enough land here to hold all the ideas and plans we can possibly imagine.” – Walt Disney

“It doesn’t matter how much I think I know about Florida, it still flips me on the head every time. It’s just an absurd, electric place, and the stories that can come out of that place just never stop.” – Matt Passmore

“I like Florida. Everything is in the ’80s. The temperature, the ages and the IQ’s.” – George Carlin

“There are so many colorful characters in Florida. There’s a lot of money, development – not all of it good and corruption.” – John Grisham

“Florida has its own rhythm, too. People wished 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 outsize blessings that make our state unique.” – Jeb Bush

“It’s not palm trees and neon signs in Florida; it’s strip malls, highways, hot sun beating down on you.” – Patty Jenkins

“Florida is different things to different people. To some, Florida is a paradise. It is warm water, sun-drenched beaches, mysterious swamps, and stunning coral reefs.” – Perry Chang

“The state with the prettiest name, the state that floats in brackish water, held together by mangrove roots.” – Elizabeth Bishop

“Florida is a great microcosm of the country.” – Martha MacCallum

“I came from Michigan seven years ago, and every year I learn to love the winters in Florida even more.” – Patrick Ennis

“The railing of the balcony was cold but the blue-black night air was so warm in October, in Florida, it felt as if it could hold you, all that wetness like a blanket of kisses.” – Heather Sellers

“It’s got a good climate you need for all the water sports, plus tennis, swimming, running. It’s kind of relaxing on the shore. It’s pretty laid back, listening to the water, watching the sunset.” – Andrew Maurey

“We ought to be bragging about Florida!” – Rick Scott

“Florida is a very healing place.” – Burt Reynolds

“I feel like Miami is way, way too hot.” – Fred Armisen

“Miami will always be special to me.” – Christian Yelich

“Florida: America’s hot, moist land-Wang.” – Chuck Wending

“Anytime I get down to Miami, it’s a wonderful thing.” – Bill Goldberg

“A bad day in Florida is still better than a good day anywhere else.”

“Florida, bro. It’s different.” – Dominic Fike

“The Florida skies are like no other, with cloud formations that are awesome! Even when it rains, the sun shines through the drops.” – Connie Letang

“Florida is the most unusual place. It can feel at once stifling and like anything is possible there.” – Laura Van Den Berg

“Florida: America’s hot, moist land-Wang.” – Chuck Wending

“Florida is the world’s greatest amusement park.” – Florida Quotes

“Sure as the summer in Florida’s sunny, I’d say that’s right down the middle, ain’t no doubt, not even a little, will I love you for the rest of my life.” – Florida Quotes

“My love for you is like a Florida sunset. Orange, coral, pink and lavender, it exists to warm your heart through the inevitable darkness.” – Jarod Kintz

“I live in Florida, and I live in a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day – that’s what my desk is.” – Ted Bell

“That’s one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and training. But there’s more jealousy in Switzerland because it’s so little and they don’t have so many athletes.” – Martina Hingis

“Florida is a cultural crossroads where people of different backgrounds have mingled, traded, and sometimes fought.” – Perry Chang

“I am absolutely convinced that Florida will become the most exciting place in the world to live and work.” – Rick Scott

“I hear it’s hot in Florida. And it’s raining here tonight. But the sun’s gonna shine tomorrow. And I’m gonna do alright.” – Elton John

“The Florida sun seems not much a single thing overhead but a set of klieg lights that pursue you everywhere with an even white illumination.” – John Updike

“I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in South Florida. ‘Ice Ice Baby’ is about the area.” – Vanilla Ice

“Florida means land of flowers, not a land of ugly.” – Bill Johnson

“Florida is a golden word. The very name Florida carried the message of warmth and ease and comfort. It was irresistible.” – John Steinbeck

“Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a real city. The condition of the city and water on two sides I think really amazing. And in the heart of that city, it has put an enormous convention center, an enormous physical presence.” – Rem Koolhaas

“Disney’s something to be a little alarmed about. It’s not just a little theme park anymore. It is now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond centralReynolds Florida.” – Carl Hiaasen

“No winter coats in Florida, no boots, no chains, no salt, no plows, and shovels. In the balmy state of Florida, fruits fell in the meanest yard.” – Christine Schutt

“A prosthetic leg with a Willie Nelson bumper sticker washed ashore on the beach, which meant it was Florida. Then it got weird. ” – Tom Dorsey

“Since traveling is such a big part of my life when I am working, I like to vacation relatively close to home. Florida is a great place for me to go and relax. It’s so close, which is perfect because it’s minimal travel time.” – Hilary Rhoda

“No matter where you put me, I don’t care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I’m going to be who I am.” – Chris Paul

“Florida is a strange place: hot, beautiful, ugly. I love it here, and how nothing makes sense but still, somehow, there is a rhythm.” – Roxane Gay

“To Florida – its dreamers, its builders, its mavericks, and its scoundrels. Sometimes all four at.” – Beatriz Williams

“For a lot of people at different times in their life, Florida represents a new start.” – Larry Reimer

“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.” – Rony Abovitz

“Being from Miami, you’re used to the fact that your home is a vacation spot. But that’s what makes Miami one of the best places in the world. We’re so rich in different cultures, being so close to Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, and then you’ve got people who travel from all over the world just to come to visit.” – Flo Rida

“The Florida peninsula is, in fact, an emerging plateau, honeycombed with voids and vents, caves, and underground waterways. Travelers on Interstate Highway I-75 have no idea that, beneath them, are cave labyrinths still being mapped by speleologists – ‘cavers’, they prefer to be called.” – Randy Wayne White

“I like anywhere with a beach. A beach and warm weather are all I really need. I like going to Florida – to Miami and to visit my mom in Fort Meyers.” – Rob Gronkowski

“I don’t think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa.” – Andy Roddick

“Remember that Florida is a land of weirdos and bizarre happenings, and conduct yourselves accordingly.” – Jeff Zentner

“I live in Florida and people are crazy here. And I say that lovingly.” – Amy Seimetz

“A person should always be willing to adjust for a rainy day. That was a good attitude in all of life but was a reality to the way of life for those residing in Florida.” – M. Reali-Elliott

“With swamps and alligators inland, and the gated communities and shopping malls in the traffic-clotted towns along the coasts, the state seems to Stern like a giant penal colony for America’s elderly, where the residents–like characters in a famous play–have all been blinded by the sun and do not realize they are actually in hell.” – Scott Turow

“In all fairness, he did warn me. I asked him if you could get along in Florida on sixty-five dollars a day. He said, ‘If you’re an alligator, yes. If you’re a tourist, no.” -Robert Orben

“I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.” – Kate Upton

“Florida is so hot that when old people retire and move to Florida it’s because they want to start practicing to hell.” – Seth Lyon

“Two things Florida can teach the other 49 states – how to make good margarita ad how to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane.” – Tom Feeney

“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.” – Dave Barry

“The one thing I did learn at Florida State, I learned to talk trash, believe that.” – Randy Moss

“Florida tends to be one of those places that people like to play in the winter.” – Gary Bongiovanni

“I grew up in Florida, where if you weren’t comfortable dancing, you weren’t going to get any girls.” – Channing Tatum

“I live in Florida, and when people ask how close to the beach I am, I say, “Twelve minutes or twelve hours. Depends on which beach you want to go.” – Jarod Kintz

“I am big into water sports and just being out on the water. That is second nature to me, being from Florida.” – Jake Owen

“I love Florida. I love the beach. I love the sound of the crashing surfers against the rocks.” – Emo Philips

“I go to Florida sometimes for vacation. I actually really like Florida. It’s a weird place, it’s surreal. It’s so close, but you feel like you’re in another world or on an island.” – Jemima Kirke

“Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here.” – Henry Rollins

“I represent Orlando, Florida, the world’s number one vacation destination.” – Ric Keller

“It’s always sunny in the Sunshine State. Except for at night.” – Jarod Kintz

“Every child in South Florida can dance. And every child there is amazing.” – Abby Lee Miller