Sunshine State may refer to:
- The nickname of the Australian state of Queensland
- The nickname of the U.S. state of Florida; it also has been used for New Mexico, California, and South Dakota
- Sunshine State (film), a 2002 film set in Florida
- Florida's Turnpike, originally known as the Sunshine State Parkway
- Sunshine State, a webcomic by Graham Nolan.
Famous quotes containing the words sunshine and/or state:
“Hume’s doctrine was that the circumstances vary, the amount of happiness does not; that the beggar cracking fleas in the sunshine under a hedge, and the duke rolling by in his chariot; the girl equipped for her first ball, and the orator returning triumphant from the debate, had different means, but the same quantity of pleasant excitement.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“George Shears ... was hanged in a barn near the store. The rope was thrown over a beam, and he was asked to walk up a ladder to save the trouble of preparing a drop for him. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I am not used to this business. Shall I jump off or slide off?” He was told to jump.”
—For the State of Montana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)