Island Quotes · Page 14

I'm proud representing not only all the Puerto Ricans that live on the island but Puerto Ricans all around the world.

— Alex Cora

Most people are surprised to find out that the myth of the crowded little island is just that - a myth.

— Barry Gardiner

I first encountered fish jerky during a marlin tournament in Kona, Hawaii. It was steeped in the island flavors of ginger, soy,…

— Jonathan Miles

My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.

— James Gray

I love Oxford Circus, so I can do Primarni, and I can do River Island and Topshop and Selfridges.

— Michelle Visage

I was born in New York, but I'm of Cuban heritage. Maybe there's a little island in my blood.

— Nestor Carbonell

“Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or opened a new heaven to…

— Helen Keller

Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring... 'How to Build a Boat.'

— Steven Wright

We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai…

— Larry Ellison

As a Senator from Rhode Island, I wish that once - just once - the fossil fuel industry and their paid-for PR…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

I've been to the Bahamas before, and it's so crass. You land in Nassau, and the whole island is replete with beauty…

— Matt Skiba

My husband and I went to Venice, Italy, for our first-year anniversary and spent a day on the Island of Burano. There,…

— Maneet Chauhan

The island has a little piece of my heart - if you go down my Instagram feed, you will see plenty of…

— Zara McDermott

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close…

— Andrea Hirata

“Painted and smiling, I balance on my trapeze. Luka is poised ten metres away, his muscles shining under the lights. The wooden…

— Kirsty Logan

A dear friend of my early childhood has worked as an anthropologist in Papua New Guinea for much of her life, and…

— Michael Leunig

Staten Island is segregated, but it's also - I don't know. It's, like, it's not - it's not unprogressive.

— Colin Jost

I've always had a dream about New York. New York is an island... those bridges... the skyline... the dynamism.

— Santiago Calatrava

“She used to be all right, Una, when we were kids. I liked that she wasn't fussed about her antlers.”

— Kirsty Logan

I'd never been to Rhode Island before, I loved it there. Watching the leaves change color in the fall was just gorgeous.…

— Olafur Darri Olafsson

There are certain fundamental things that scream, 'I just moved to New York.' Things like eating cheesecake at Junior's or heading out…

— Chris Gethard

Protecting and preserving the Long Island Sound, our 'National Park,' and its shellfishing heritage, is a top priority and a shared responsibility.

— Tom Suozzi

When I came out of college, I was kind of on an island in terms of my understanding for the WNBA, my…

— Kelsey Plum

There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.

— Thomas Paine

In the kitchen, go for two tone cabinets. Maybe the island is a complementary color - that generally doesn't cost any more…

— Drew Scott

I had a list of 10 rules when we started 'Strong Island,' and one of them was, 'Yance will never appear on…

— Yance Ford

You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.

— Patrick McGoohan

The city of Cork - the urban center, where all the shops and bars and everything are - is actually an island,…

— John Jeremiah Sullivan

Playing on the Clippers, that was the first time I really felt like I was like on an island by myself.

— Baron Davis

I rented an island for Kanye West birthday. A far, far away place where no one can find us.

— Kim Kardashian

Growing up in Rhode Island, I dreamed of a career in law enforcement. That hasn't worked out exactly as I had planned,…

— James Langevin

“Just out of sight around a bend in the river there's always a small island full of magic and mystery just waiting…

— Neil Leckman

I grew up close to Melbourne, about two hours outside, on Phillip Island. It's really small; it's kind of a little summer…

— Liam Hemsworth

“I know Long Island like I know my kitchen. I understand it’s there for my pleasure and enjoyment, but somehow I never…

— marisha pessl

Being from Staten Island and Brooklyn, I'm used to eating pasta and meatballs every single day.

— Theo Rossi

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating…

— William Blackstone

Staten Island is set off completely by itself in its own world, and that's one of the fascinating things about it, dramatically.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

There was a pizza delivery robot from 2008, where I built a Prius to deliver pizza from downtown SF to Treasure Island.

— Anthony Levandowski

Most of the volcanoes are pretty far away. You have to go to, God knows, Alaska. Or you have to go to…

— Werner Herzog

Love Island' is my favorite show. I've always loved watching every single moment and I always feel like I can't get enough.

— Ariana Madix