Congressman Quote by Hank Johnson

Not everybody has the chance to grow up on an island.

— Dimitri Payet

Lest those islands still seem to you too remote in space and time to be relevant to our modern societies, just think about the…

— Jared Diamond

“An island, on the other hand, is small. There are fewer species, and the competition for survival has never reached anything like the pitch…

— Douglas Adams

Better Than You island doesn't exist. And if it does it's full of idiots, looking over their shoulder for the next idiot to arrive.

— David Whitehouse

From time to time, it is worth wandering around the fuzzy border regions of what you do, if only to remind yourself that no…

— Julian Baggini

The truth is, until you know any different, the island is enough. Actually, I know different. And it's still enough.

— Maggie Stiefvater

An island can be dreadful for someone from outside. Everything is complete, and everyone has his obstinate, sure and self-sufficient place. Within their shores,…

— Tove Jansson

Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things...

— Agatha Christie

Islands are going to suffer from climate change in very, very difficult ways. And it's not just Pacific islands. It's not just Puerto Rico.

— Brian Schatz

This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun.

— William Golding

Part of the greatness of being on the Island is it's a smaller community; all of the players live within a couple miles of…

— Barry Trotz

An island always pleases my imagination, even the smallest, as a small continent and integral portion of the globe. I have a fancyfor building…

— Henry David Thoreau