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Source: The Orchid Thief

“I've enjoyed the accommodations offered by police departments from Florida to Hawaii. Any time I saw a badge, something in me would snap.”

Saws Police Enjoyed Department Florida Hawaii Snaps Badges Accommodations Police Department

Author:Grace Slick

“On the weekends, I would go down and play these clubs in Key West or West Palm Beach or surrounding areas of Florida and then I'd go back to school for the week.”

Play School Week Keys Areas Down And West Clubs Beach Weekend Florida Palms Palm Beach

Author:Carrot Top

“Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't realize that you'd work one gig in Kansas City, the next in Florida and the next gig will be in Louisville. You know, a thousand miles a night. That was really rough, man.”

Knows Men Wells Night Next Realizing Cities Groups Thousand Jazz Miles Rough Florida Gigs Kansas Night Time Thousand Miles Kansas City Louisville

Author:Wes Montgomery

“BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: I do know this, that I'm finally a little bit more relieved than I've been for some time. Patti (his wife) and I have talked about it a lot and came to that conclusion (to retire). I had a feeling of serenity, if you will. In fact, I was feeling so serene that I put in a film of Florida State, and that got me out of that mood in a hurry.”

“From the time I can first recall the rain falling on the red clay in Florida. I wanted to make things. When my brothers and sisters were making mud pies, I would be making ducks and chickens with the mud.”

Firsts I Can Would Be Wanted Fall Brother Red Rain My Brother Chickens Ducks Recalls Pie Florida Mud Brothers And Sisters Clay Rain Falling Mud Pies

Author:Augusta Savage

“You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons. The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn't the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read "Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk"?”

Ifs Looks Littles Two Stories Bigs Care Values Order Four Fronts Example Health Dollars Fruit Stores Bread Ice Beer Vegetables Milk Florida Convenience Vary Staples

Author:Bernie Siegel

“BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: We looked at it. We knew it would make things tougher. But how many chances does anyone get to play Florida State? It was too good to pass up.”

Doe States Play Would Be Lasts Chance Seasons Eight Champion Classic Retirement Florida Announcing Byu Florida State

Author:LaVell Edwards

“It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican. It is even more outrageous to suggest that he would support the Republican Party of today, which has spent so much time and effort trying to suppress African American votes in Florida and many other states.”

Trying States Today Father Party Effort Support Republican Evidence Vote African American Presidential Candidates Florida Republican Party Outrageous Presidential Candidate Disingenuous

Author:Martin Luther King III

“President Bush announced tonight that he believes in democracy and that democracy can exist in Iraq. They can have a strong economy, they can have a good health care plan, and they can have a free and fair voting. Iraq? We can't even get this in Florida.”

Believe Care Strong President Economy Democracy Plans Fairs Iraq Health Care Voting Tonight Healthcare Florida President Bush Good Health Strong Economy Good Health Care

Author:Jay Leno

“Two things Florida can teach the other 49 states: how to make a good margarita and how to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane.”

Two States Deals Teach Two Things Florida Hurricanes Aftermath Margarita

Author:Tom Feeney

“I got kind of burned out, so I moved to Florida. I was down there for 10 or 12 years, raising children.”

Years Kind Children Majors Moved Burned Florida Raising Children Burned Out

Author:Lee Majors

“The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.”

World Important Country Lying Black Wealth Development South Inevitable Significance Florida Center Of The World Everglades South Florida

Author:Marjory Stoneman Douglas

“When I go to Florida for Christmas I always take my nieces and nephews out on excursions, ... I become like a big kid again. We go on all the big rides at the theme parks or I stick them in go-karts where their feet can't quite reach the pedals. I think that if you can continue to have the child at heart you may grow old physically but you will stay young mentally.”

Ifs Thinking Heart May Children Bigs Kids Young Grows Feet Goes On Sticks Parks Theme Florida Nephew Niece Pedals Excursions Theme Parks My Niece Niece And Nephew Child At Heart

Author:John Barrowman

“A man in Florida has been arrested for wearing a President Obama mask while robbing a McDonald's. To show you how good this guy's disguise was, instead of a holdup note he was reading from a teleprompter.”

Men Has Beens Shows Guy Reading President Notes Mask President Obama Disguise Florida This Guy Arrested Mcdonalds Robbing

Author:Jay Leno

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

Believe States One Thing Florida Trash Florida State

Author:Randy Moss

“I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it.”

People Needs States Able Enjoy Economic Depends Survival Florida Tourists Tourism

Author:Corrine Brown

“It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but [we do know] it is our sacred duty.”

Knows Easy Trouble Acceptance Duty Sacred Being Yourself Florida

Author:Rick Scott

“The strongest results were in Florida and Texas. In just one year in a Texas charter school, an average student gained 7 percentile points in math and 8 percentile points in reading, while Florida charter schools improved student performance by 6 percentile points.”

Years School Reading Results Students Performances Average Math Just One Strongest Texas Florida Charter Charter Schools

Author:Maggie Gallagher

“I love baseball. I'll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game to game all day.”

Years Ends Games Spring Training Baseball Florida Fart Spring Training Baseball Love Old Farts

Author:Steve Earle

“My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.”

Parent Moved Mexico Florida Backyards Gulf Of Mexico

Author:Sylvia Earle

“Florida is a very healing place.”

Healing Florida

Author:Burt Reynolds

“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.”

Ifs Found Oneself Florida

Author:Douglas Coupland

“You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.”

Ifs Knows World I Can Country Election Flaws Florida

Author:Corrine Brown

“So when we start talking about the state and all those that are so important and engaged and supportive around Florida, we've gotten overwhelming support, and it's so exciting.”

Important States Talking Support Exciting Engaged Overwhelming Engagement Florida Supportive

Author:Katherine Harris

“It's great hearing stories of my mum growing up in Brooklyn, then moving to Florida, having me and growing up with this eccentric, fun family. Although I don't eat a lot of Italian things, because I'm vegan. I was raised on meat and cheese, so I've had enough for anyone's normal life span.”

Enough Stories Moving Fun Growing Up Growing Normal Raised Hearing Meat Italian Vegan Mum Cheese Florida Brooklyn Eccentric Had Enough Normal Life Life Span Fun Family

Author:Ariana Grande

“Inspired by John Muir's A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, John Davis walks, bikes, and kayaks on a 'voyage of recovery' from the Florida Keys to southeastern Canada. He bears witness not only to wilderness that still sustains bears, panthers, and bobcats but also to the possibilities for connecting further wildways in the eastern United States. His inspiring journey reminds us all that we must rediscover the wildness we still have before we lose it forever.”

“It is a fact that scientists have deposited dye in certain lakes around Orlando and tracked the effluent to Florida Bay. There is a lake near Everglades City, Deep Lake, and large tarpon show up in that lake, 30 miles from the sea.”

Facts Shows Certain Cities Sea Scientist Miles Lakes Florida Orlando Everglades

Author:Randy Wayne

“When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental health department. And within 20 minutes, I was being told by the director there that they didn't have what I needed there.”

Home Left Parent Hours Minutes Needed Directors Mental Health University Department Florida Parents Home

Author:Darrell Hammond

“I like Florida. Everything is in the 80s. The temperatures, the ages and the IQ's.”

Age Florida 80s Temperature

Author:George Carlin

“Senator Graham would have been very difficult to beat. He'd been governor for two terms. He's a U.S. Senator. He has a lot of friends; he's done a lot of favors to help a lot of people in Florida. So the fact that he's not running really does change the whole landscape in Florida.”

People Doe Has Beens Two Done Whole Facts Helping Running Difficult Term Change Beats Favors Landscape Governors Florida Senators Lots Of Friends

Author:Allen Boyd

“We can change the lives of autistic children. We can make a difference. There are hundreds of families in Florida who can't afford the therapists.”

Children Change Differences Making A Difference Florida Therapists Autistic Autistic Children

Author:Dan Marino

“So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida.”

Wells Two States Law Alive Modern Example Months Election Florida Two Months Jim Crow Modern Day Jim Crow Laws

Author:Corrine Brown

“I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible.”

People Thinking Arrogant Florida Senators Irresponsible Massachusetts

Author:Jeff Miller

“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.”

Way Littles Ethics Strategy Parks Theme Florida Outlook Theme Parks

Author:Carl Hiaasen

“The felonious five in their Supreme Court decision never said Gore did anything improperly in Florida.”

Said Decision Five Court Supreme Florida Supreme Court Gore Court Decision

Author:Vincent Bugliosi

“If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting harder in Florida.”

Ifs Want Fighting Harder Angry Florida Gore

Author:James Carville

“I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination.”

World Numbers Destination Vacation Florida Orlando

Author:Ric Keller

“I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.”

Harmony Necks Florida Rockets

Author:Scott Putesky

“I feel at some point that the farm state politics will overwhelm the Florida politics.”

Feels States Farms Florida

Author:Jeff Flake

“My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade.”

Parent New York Moved Grades Florida Ninth Grade

Author:Sanford I. Weill

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

Courses Strong Pay Commitment Increase Access Florida Legislature Placement

Author:Gaston Caperton

“Our friends have nothing to do with the business. Some of our closest friends in Florida are not stars.”

Stars Closest Florida Closest Friends

Author:Kelly Preston

“Tens of thousands of South Florida jobs are dependent on the trade and commerce that our ports provide, and we have to make sure that we spend our security dollars wisely.”

Jobs Security Trade Dollars South Dependent Commerce Florida Port South Florida

Author:Kendrick Meek

“One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.”

Ifs One Day University Florida Gators

Author:Jack Youngblood

“The Florida Supreme Court wanted all the legal votes to be counted. The United States Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not want all the votes to be counted.”

Want States Hands Wanted United United States Vote Court Supreme Florida Supreme Court

Author:Vincent Bugliosi

“Or even the state of Florida, where they are prepared to execute children. Umm, well, you hope that at least that there is something there to be claimed.”

Wells Children States Prepared Florida

Author:Edwidge Danticat

“Soon after I was born, my parents moved to the South Florida area, and I've lived here ever since (with a few years of living in both Portugal and Brazil in my younger days).”

Years Parent Born Areas Moved South Florida Brazil Portugal South Florida Younger Days

Author:Joe Tex

“The people of Florida in 2002 voted and approved class size limits in Florida to make sure that the State pays for smaller class sizes and not local districts.”

People States Pay Class Limits Size Locals Florida Approved

Author:Kendrick Meek

“These people have elevated audacity to symphonic and operatic levels. The Florida Supreme Court relied on new law to resolve the election dispute down there.”

People Law Levels Election Court Supreme Resolve Florida Supreme Court Disputes Audacity

Author:Vincent Bugliosi

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