Florida The Sunshine State Quotes & Sayings

People don't make good Anchors, though, Craig. They change. — Ned Vizzini

Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State. — Ginny Brown-Waite

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. — Joe Gisondi

We will certainly see teachers, journalists, artists and poets in space. Whatever it takes to the be the best is what it will take to get you into space. — Eugene Cernan

Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that. — Don Nickles

Only love can be shared, and the attempt to 'share' an illusion is literally impossible. — David Hoffmeister

The same way people are now paying a couple thousand dollars to fly to other parts of the world, people will be paying $50,000 to spend a weekend on a space station. — Alan Shepard

Word can travel fast when it wants to, but the truth? The truth is rarely so reliable. — Brian Wood

It was inevitable I loved you - we were soul mates - for the same reason, we were fated to suffer ... — John Geddes

Tony's Kiss
Is like no other kiss, ever.
It wants, but does not demand.
It asks, but doesn't take.
It gives, and pleads for more.
It is filled with desire,
but also curiosity,
and it teaches me that a kiss should
come gift wrapped, not stripped naked. Most of all,
it makes me want another kiss
exactly like this one. — Ellen Hopkins

God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes. — George Herbert

I hate being away, but I understand that for me, that's where the work, the stories are. — David Burnett

The people too seemed diminished. Her favourite aunt was still her favourite, of course, but whereas she had always been impressed by the wisdom of what her aunt said, now her words seemed no more than trite. And what was worse, she had actually felt embarrassed at some of her pronouncements, thinking that such observations would seem quaint in Gaborone. That had made her feel guilty, and she had tried to smile appreciatively at her aunt's remarks, but somehow the effort seemed too great. She knew this was wrong; she knew that you should never forget what you owed to home, and to family, and to the place that nurtured you, but sometimes it was difficult to put this into practice. — Alexander McCall Smith

The only reason you are not yet a saint is because you do not wholly want to be one ... — Peter Kreeft

Every man who has lived in the world and mixed with his fellow men will have remarked something which has remained hidden from the eyes of others; — Nikolai Gogol

His words hung around, too, leaving their brain stain on the air. — Karen Russell