JEFF GREENE

If you think about $7.25 an hour, that's $290 a week. It's inhumane to have that kind of wage.

When I get to Washington, the people of Florida are going to know I'm not going to spend my first year having fundraisers to pay off a campaign debt.

When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.

Do we have to regulate derivatives? Yes, we do. 'Cause when I did this in my investments, frankly, no one knew who could pay who. But derivatives have an important place in our economy.

I've been a friend to people who may not have had perfect pasts.

I've been a job creator. I've worked in the economy myself.

I was able to use credit default swaps to protect not only my investments but the hundreds of jobs that exist because of my investment. I understand the dangers of credit default swaps and the benefits of credit default swaps.

I have accused L.B. Management of failing to report to me, and I've told L.B. Management the money is missing, and it could very well be embezzled.

It is kind of a problem in America that so many Americans believe if they elect a different president, everything is going to be fine.

I like lots of career politicians; I'm not against all career politicians.

Let's not forget we created that ideal middle class by destroying all of our industrial competitors during World War II.

I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.

I don't drink coffee. I like nice wines with dinner.

I had all this success and made all this money, but I didn't have anyone to share it with.

Nobody can buy Jeff Greene. Nobody ever has. Nobody ever will.

America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.

Technology can be a great equalizer when it comes to health care, education - to the point where rich, poor, middle class can all get the same benefits.

There are all these people in this country who are just not participating in the American Dream at all.

I'm always signing blank deeds. That's how an escrow company works.

Having money is great. It's fun. The more the better.

I'm not interested in owning a bunch of driveways.

The global equalization of wages and the exponential growth in technology has created a job-killing machine that's only going to get worse.

If an immigrant comes here, and they're willing to create jobs, and they're willing to contribute to our economy, we have to make it easier for the kinds of immigrants we want, because that is the past of America; that's our greatness, and that will continue to be our greatness in the future.

My early windfall was a result of the excesses of the S&L era.

I got into real estate very much by accident.