#florida

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 to. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#florida #humor #humor

The general intellectual level of South Florida is somewhere just above "functionally retarded". ↗

— Tucker Max

#humor #intelligence #humor

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off. ↗

— Gaston Caperton

#advanced #bush #commitment #continues #courses

I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#african americans #am #being #count #discarded

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

#california #care #carolina #city #florida

But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state. ↗

— George Smathers

#decided #dividing #favorite #florida #going

In Jacksonville, there are more childrenless children than fatherless children. Barely. But that’s one bad thing that’s actually a good thing. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#family #father #florida #funny #humor

I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth. ↗

— Piers Anthony

#home #home state #i #into #land

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine. ↗

— Angela Bassett

#alive #applause #electricity #felt #first

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#alarmed #anymore #beyond #central #disney