State Mottos

  • Alabama: At Least We're not Mississippi
  • Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!
  • Arizona: But It's a Dry Heat
  • Arizona: Dehyd-rific!
  • Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthang
  • Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthin
  • California: As Seen on TV
  • Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
  • Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character
  • Delaware: We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water
  • Delaware: Wow… you're in Delaware
  • Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
  • Georgia: We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism
  • Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)
  • Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Scum, But Leave Your Money)
  • Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes… Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Are Real Good
  • Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes… Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
  • Illinois: Gateway to Iowa
  • Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S"
  • Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
  • Iowa: Land of James T. Kirk
  • Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn
  • Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States
  • Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
  • Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Slogan
  • Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But that's Our Tourism Campaign
  • Maine: Cheap Lobster
  • Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
  • Maryland: A Thinking Man's Delaware
  • Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)
  • Michigan: First Line of Defense From the Canadians
  • Minnesota: "10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes"
  • Minnesota: For Sale
  • Mississippi: Come Feel Better About Your Own State
  • Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work
  • Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, and Very Little Else
  • Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomer, and Very Little Else
  • Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest
  • Nevada: Whores and Poker!
  • New Hampshire: Go Away and Leave Us Alone
  • New Jersey: You Want a ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
  • New Jersey: You Want a F$%&in' Motto? I Got Yer F$%&in' Motto Right Here!
  • New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets
  • New York: You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney…
  • North Carolina: Tobacco is a Vegetable
  • North Dakota: Um… We've got… Um… Dinosaur Bones? Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!!
  • North Dakota: We Really are One of the 50 States!
  • Ohio: Don't Judge Us by Cleveland
  • Ohio: We Wish We Were In Michigan
  • Oklahoma: Like the Play, only No Singing
  • Oregon: Spotted Owl, It's What's For Dinner
  • Oregon: Spotted Owl… It's What's For Dinner
  • Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal
  • Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island
  • South Carolina: Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender
  • South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota
  • Tennessee: The Educashun State
  • Texas: Se Hablo Ingles
  • Texas: Si Hablo Ingles (Yes, I speak English)
  • Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
  • Vermont: Yep
  • Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
  • Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?
  • Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!
  • West Virginia: One Big Happy Family — Really!
  • Wisconsin: Come Cut Our Cheese
  • Wisconsin: We Really Love the Smell!
  • Wyoming: Wynot?