About Quote by James A. Michener

There's a small island, inhabited in the South Pacific that I will try to swim to.

— Peter Arnett

Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, both in the Pacific. One wouldn't talk about it, and one would.

— Nancy Dubuc

“Far from dotting the globe with fabulous islands, the naval powers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries remorselessly tracked down any and all…

— Alastair Bonnett

I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special.

— Theo Paphitis

I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

— Louis Zamperini

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

— Tony Curtis

I met some people who help in an archeological project in the South Pacific, between sailing to the Marquesas, which is an island group…

— Robert Plant

“The South Pacific is memorable because when you are in the islands you simply cannot ignore nature. You cannot avoid looking up at the…

— James A. Michener

When I was four years old, we lived in the Fiji islands, but I don't remember much.

— Nyjah Huston

“Reaching California, many of the Pacific-bound servicemen were caught in limbo, waiting for a ship and that suited them fine. No one doubted that…

— Ian W. Toll

Being born in the Pacific Islands, the most travelling I did when I was little was getting the ferry over to the next island.

— Monica Galetti

My grandfather served as a gunner aboard the U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific theater during WWII.

— Dana Loesch