Islands Quotes

778 Islands quotes by 627 unique authors

I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything,… — Matthew McConaughey
For me, 'Lamb' started out as a further exploration of the phenomenon of faith and the responsibility of a messiah that I touched on in… — Christopher Moore
I am who I am: an Irish Catholic kid, working class from Long Island. And I made it big. — Bill O'Reilly
Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons… — P.J. O'Rourke
Places like Hilton Head, with water adjacency and nice climates, are in high demand, and land values are insane. In the case of Hilton Head,… — Susan Orlean
You're an island no matter what you do. I think it's very dangerous to use popularity as your identity in life. So you have to… — Donny Osmond
Getting to do what I think was my fifth BBC drama with Nikki Amuka-Bird - we've done 'Shoot The Messenger,' 'Five Days,' 'The No. 1… — David Oyelowo
I would love to go to Iran. The island of Madagascar, everyone says is pretty exotic, or the wonderful Namibian desert. — Michael Palin
Israel welcomes the wind of change, and sees a window of opportunity. Democratic and science-based economies by nature desire peace. Israel does not want to… — Shimon Peres
It sucks, but no Long Islands or margaritas when you drink. It has to be straight vodka. — Nicole Polizzi
Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in… — Richard Pryor
Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that… — Dan Quayle
I don't know where my romanticism comes from. My mom and dad would read to me a lot. 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' tales of chivalry… — Daniel Radcliffe
If I were planning to be stranded on a desert island, I wouldn't take Freud's books with me, because I've already read them all. — Anne Roiphe
England in a way is lucky. It's an island, so the frontiers are given by the sea. — Salman Rushdie
The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values. — Phyllis Schlafly
The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the… — Andres Segovia
When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven… — Charles Schumer
Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone,… — Ayrton Senna
Puberty for me was graduating from Thousand Island salad dressing to Caesar salads. It was like going from hot dogs and hamburgers to beef stroganoff,… — Richard Simmons
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. — Paul Simon
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise,… — Peter Singer
I go on a hunting safari at least once a year to Botswana, which is fantastic because we have a huge area of wilderness entirely… — Wilbur Smith
Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my… — Wilbur Smith

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