When I first ran for governor, the political class and party leaders opposed me with great vigor, and some even said if I won the primary they would never vote for me. But the voters had other ideas, and they are the only ones who count.

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.

I built private sector jobs all my life.

What you see is when the government gets involved, you run out of money and health care gets rationed.

I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.

Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare.

You want people to feel comfortable to walk in their neighborhoods, go out and shop, do business.

If I believe your jobs plan, I'm going to vote for you.

You know, Floridians, we've paid into Social Security. Like a lot of other government programs, we sent money to D.C. We expect to get that money back. We expect that our Social Security is real. So, we have to fix Social Security.

It's a hard job to become president.

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.

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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

Prosperity comes from the private sector.

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

Stimulus does not work.

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

I'm supposed to enforce the laws of the land.

I was in the Navy as an enlisted man, started my first business when I was 21.

Donald Trump is a friend.

In Florida, we're the best melting pot in the world. We love everybody coming to our state.

Higher taxes kill jobs. Regulations kill jobs.

I stood up for what I believed in starting businesses.

Foreign policy is important.

If you look at Governor Romney's family, he's been very successful. He's built a great family, very committed to his wife.

I believe - I clearly believe that government-run health care will be bad for you as a patient. It will be bad for you as a taxpayer.

Allowing casinos to operate without having races could result in the end of dog racing in Florida as we know it. Right now, greyhound racing is in many cases a money-losing proposition, but the dog tracks are forced to continue it because they have to have races in order to operate the lucrative casinos.

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.

I don't think it's good in any business for anyone to have a monopoly. On the other hand, you need to have size to get costs down.

I support Donald Trump because I believe he's a businessperson that's going to get the economy going, but also he's going to focus on how we destroy ISIS.

I had a mother that told me what to do all my life, and I traded that in for a wife. We got married two years out of high school which is not what you tell your kids to do, right?

I want everybody in Florida to live the American dream.

Let's remember, the Second Amendment has been around for over 200 years.

Let's have a conversation about how we destroy ISIS.

I grew up in a family struggling for work.

My job is to enforce the laws of Florida.

While the federal government is committed to paying 100% of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I cannot, in good conscience, deny the uninsured access to care.

America's greatness is largely because of how we value the weakest among us.

No mother, or father, should despair over whether or not they can afford - or access - the health care their child needs.

When businesses think of locating in North America, I want to make sure that they think first about Florida.

I have made it my practice to not get involved in primaries because picking the Republican candidate is the voters' job.

We want Florida to be first for jobs, and we must have a skilled workforce to reach that goal. By investing in science, technology, engineering and math education, we are ensuring our students are prepared for the jobs of the future. Our teachers are essential to preparing our students.

I'm very proud that 40 sheriffs have endorsed me.

My position on immigration has been clear for a long time. I believe the federal government ought to do their job. You know, secure our borders. Come up with an immigration policy that Americans understand and people who want to come to this country understand.