“America is built on a tilt, and everything loose slides towards California.”
Mark Twain
“...It is hard to overestimate how far a man can go in America if he looks good on a horse.”
“Well enough for old folks to rise early, because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can't sleep anyhow.”
“You haven't lived until you've died in California”
Mort Sahl
“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”
Dan Quayle
“When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.”
Will Rogers
“Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.”
Jimmy Carter