arizona, n.All

Arizona is no place for amateurs.

Arizona is home to a town called Nothing. Nothing is also a ghost town.

Camels once lived in Arizona's deserts.

Arizona is still an agricultural state. Even after the population boom of the mid-nineties, 85 percent of the state's water still went to thirsty crops like cotton, alfalfa, citrus, and pecan trees. Mild winters offer the opportunity to create an artificial endless summer, as long as we can conjure up water and sustain a chemically induced illusion of topsoil.... Living in Arizona on borrowed water made me nervous.... But these gardens of ours had a drinking problem. So did Arizona farms.

Arizona is a state generously endowed with spectacular scenic beauty, gorgeous sunsets, lavishly colored landscapes and impressive cloud formations. There are many who contend, however, the state's most prized and cherished gems of beauty are the cactus blossoms which are found in practically every part of the state. Even the ugliest cactus plant becomes a thing of radiant beauty when it comes under the miracle touch of spring.

Arizona is a place where a 6-inch rain is 1 drop every 6 inches.

Arizona is far better than a gold mine.

What does a blonde think the capital of Arizona is?A

Arizona is a place where summer spends the winter and hell spends the summer.

Cactuses are protected in Arizona. Cutting one down can result in 25 years in jail.

Arizona is where summer spends the Winter

Arizona is young and daring. She is not tied to precedent, to convention, to other states' ways of doing things.... She is bent on making her own ways, and in her own way. Her mistakes will be her own, and her triumphs likewise.