Arizona Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old arizona quotes, arizona sayings, and arizona proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Arizona is a great place to be a radiation researcher. Steven Magee
Arizona's vale of mountain-temples. Robert Haven Schauffler
Arizona is now recognized as a premier place in which to locate, expand and grow a business. Jan Brewer
Arizona is gorgeous. The sunshine in Arizona is gorgeous red. Cecilia Bartoli
You know you're from Arizona when you feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs. Local saying
You know you're from Arizona when you drive two miles around a parking lot looking for a shady place - even in the dead of winter. Local saying
Arizona faces unique healthcare challenges including uncompensated care for illegal immigrants, and the large number of Native Americans who live in remote and isolated areas of the state. Rick Renzi
Arizona may be the only state in America where mothers don't tell their children that someday they can grow up and be president. John McCain
Then the wind blew cool through the pinyons on the rim. There was a sweet tang of cedar and sage on the air and that indefinable fragrance peculiar to the canyon country of Arizona. Zane Grey
Welcome to Arizona, where summer spends the winter — and hell spends the summer Local saying
In the empire of desert, water is the king and shadow is the queen. Mehmet Murat İldan
Nowhere on this planet is the desert as fascinating as it is in Arizona. Joseph Stacey
You know you live in Phoenix when the cold-water faucet is hotter than the hot-water faucet. Anonymous
Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Jan Brewer
You know you're an Arizona native when you hug a cactus only once in your lifetime. Nancy Dedera
You know you're an Arizona native, when a rainy day puts you in a good mood. Marshall Trimble
Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime. Rich Lowry
You know you're an Arizona native, when in your heart you're sure that at the end of the rainbow there is not a pot of gold—but a good Mexican restaurant. James W. Cook
Today, Arizona's sons and daughters, mothers and fathers are proudly serving their country. Jane D. Hull
Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In Arizona, shade trees are your best friends — and occasionally the basis of small civil wars over parking. Terri Guillemets
Almost everyone in the world knows something about Arizona, and some of it is even true. Jim Turner
In Arizona we salt margaritas, not sidewalks. Anonymous
If there's one thing Arizona is best in the nation at, it's water. Doug Ducey
Arizona now has one of the most innovative systems of financing school construction in the nation. Jane D. Hull
You know you're an Arizona native when you take rain dances seriously. Skip Boyer
By working together, we can make Arizona a place where everyone has an opportunity for a better life. Doug Ducey
The Arizona desert takes hold of a man's mind and shakes it. David W. Toll
The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations. Janet Napolitano
Arizona... a land where a good spring is far better than a gold mine. E.E.A
The Grand Canyon is carven deep by the master hand; it is the Gulf of silence, widened in the desert, it is all time inscribing the naked rock; it is the book of earth. Donald Culross Peattie
Land of extremes. Land of contrasts. Land of surprises. Land of contradictions. Federal Writers' Project
Across the Colorado River from the Needles, the dark and jagged ramparts of Arizona stood up against the sky, and behind them the huge tilted plain rising toward the backbone of the continent again. John Steinbeck.
As you know, Arizona recently passed the toughest anti-immigration bill in American history. The idea behind this bill is to drive illegal immigrants out of Arizona and back to their homeland in Los Angeles. Jay Leno
The popular conception of Arizona is of an infertile desert country, yet the flora ranges from the subtropical to the sub-alpine. WPA Guide to 1930s Arizona
Arizona may be the youngest of the nation's contiguous states, but it is an ancient land that has been inhabited for millenniums. Patrick Lavin
Arizona is called the land of sunshine because it is one of the driest states in the United States. Jennifer Quasha
Arizona is also the biggest copper producer in the United States. This is how it got its nickname, the Copper State. Jennifer Quasha
Arizona is known for five 'Cs'-copper, citrus, cotton, cattle, and climate. Kathleen Derzipilski
Although Arizona is still a young state, its varied cultural traditions have created a rich and colorful history. Peter Massey
Driving through the backcountry of Arizona, you will notice countless natural wonders and traces of the past. Peter Massey
Arizona is a magnificent state. With something for everyone. I realize that no poem, song, picture, or words could ever do justice to Arizona. Rick Harris
Today, for most people, Arizona is a property, the land is ownership and market value. Rick Harris
You're not going to believe this, but, there are things you can collect in Arizona that are neither illegal, poisonous, or taxable. Fossils are one such item. Please don't tell the legislature. Rick Harris
Arizona has long reflected the traditionalistic values of the southerners who settled the territory and who have continued to migrate to the state over the years. Rick Harris
Arizona is practically synonymous with desert. Paul Fiarkoski
Arizona is the only state where you can hike into one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Roger Naylor
In Arizona, you can hike among cactus as tall as office buildings. Mike Coopsen
I ain't movin' to Arizona! Dammit, there is nothing' there but gravel and scorpions. Mary Doria Russell
Things in Arizona don't just die; they bake and fry in the heat until there is nothing left. Jeffry R. Halverson
Even the plants in Arizona wanted to hurt you. Janette Rallison
Out of labor's struggle in Arizona came better conditions for the worker, who must everywhere, at all times, under advantage and disadvantage work out their own salvation. Mary Harris Jones
Arizona changes its state motto to 'Damn, it's hot.' Greg Proops
I hate Arizona. It's always eight hundred degrees outside and everybody's always saying, ‘But it's a dry heat!’ So's the inside of my microwave.' Joan Rivers
I live in Arizona. I think the Hispanic people are amazing. I think when people talk about illegal immigration…It does them a disservice. Charles Barkley
Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth. Donald Trumph
Arizona, with its wide-open spaces and no one peering over your shoulder, had always been a haven for folks who didn't like the law or other busybodies to know what they were up to. Jeanette Walls
Arizona is a red state, and we're going to keep it red. Jan Brewer
If you want to live in a state known for its corruption, come to Arizona! Steven Magee
You don't go to Gettysburg with a shovel, you don't take belt buckles off the Arizona. Robert Ballard