383 Island Quotes for You to Enjoy

What is New York? A straightforward answer: seven million people crushed onto an island originally settled by the Dutch. But it's more than that. These are seven million who were, mainly, not even born here. Bill Buford

People Crushed Settled Seven Born More Onto Mainly New Island Answer Were Than York Dutch New York Straightforward Who Even Originally Million Million People Here

The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events - Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima - so it's more visible. Bill Gates

Events Amazing Three Big Visible Record More Tend Generations Come Industry Island Equipment Mile Even Now Nuclear Two

'Return To Nim's Island', I was so honored to be asked to play the role of Nim because I loved the original film, the 2008 film 'Nim's Island.' Bindi Irwin

Honored Return Because Island Role Loved Asked Original Film Play

We were on the island of Hawaii. I think I was there three months. It was fantastic. It is not much different than films. It depends on the television show but much of television today is as good or better than most films. Bo Derek

Today Good Better Three Think Films Months Television Television Show Hawaii Most Island Were Than Depends Different Fantastic Much Show

In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to Greece, but flights had been halted. Instead, we ended up on a tiny island off the coast of Georgia. Brad Thor

I grew up in Bellport, Long Island where I attended Gateway Acting School and met Robin Allan. She was the school's director who took me under her wing and was the one who told me that I could do this for real. Brendan Dooling

I swam with my first shark in the 1980s. I was 20 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, working with a group of marine scientists. Late in the day, a 5-foot long blue shark swam into our chum slick. For the next hour, I marveled at the animal's stunning indigo color and the elegant way she moved effortlessly through the sea. Brian Skerry

Day Animal Long First Group Late Our Slick Way Color Through Shark Hour Stunning She Island Scientists Off Effortlessly Blue Moved Rhode Rhode Island Next Working Miles Sea Coast Elegant Marine

On Cape Cod, great white shark stocks have been growing, or at least becoming more concentrated, because of the multiplying numbers of seals around Monomoy Island. We are fortunate to have such abundance of these sharks in our own waters. Around the globe, we are killing in excess of 100 million sharks each year. Brian Skerry

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'What comes next?' is the constant question I'm asked by outsiders eager to travel to the island. During the eleven years I traveled to Havana, very few Cubans I met on the island ever bothered to verbalize this question. Brin-Jonathan Butler

Travel Met Few Constant Havana Bothered Outsiders Cuban Island Years Question Very Asked Next Traveled Ever Eager Eleven

Where the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion failed, undoubtedly the tourist invasion will succeed in forever changing the landscape of island. What comes next in Cuba? The answer is that many Cubans aren't waiting around to find out. Brin-Jonathan Butler

I'm the Princess of Staten Island. You gotta go big or go home, baby! Carmella

Home You Big Baby Princess Island Gotta Go Go Home

My name is Carmella, and I'm the moonwalking, trash-talking princess of Staten Island. Carmella

Name Princess Island

I had dreamed of visiting Bali for many years and because I had an extended family of Balinese friends in Los Angeles, I felt connected. The island is so peaceful and the smiles are constant. Carolyn Murphy

If you go to old houses on Long Island you will see painted Chinese wallpaper, which was big in the 18th century. Throughout history, notable, established families have always tried to link to the 18th century. Catherine Martin

History You Old Will Long Big Tried See Long Island Throughout Houses Island Always Go Link Families Wallpaper Established Which Notable Chinese Century Painted

Australia is properly speaking an island, but it is so much larger than every other island on the face of the globe, that it is classed as a continent in order to convey to the mind a just idea of its magnitude. Charles Sturt

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I live on an island, and my community is served by a ferry that goes three times a day. Chellie Pingree

Day Three Community Live Island Ferry Times Goes Served

Bali is one of my favorite places in the world. In one of my past lives, I believe I was living on the island of Bali. Chip Conley

World Past Believe Living Favorite Favorite Places Bali Island Places Lives

There are certain fundamental things that scream, 'I just moved to New York.' Things like eating cheesecake at Junior's or heading out to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone. Chris Gethard

Ride Out Eating Heading New Like Cheesecake Island Junior York Just Scream Moved New York Certain Fundamental Things

Let me tell you something: if you're on an island for three and a half months and you're four and a half hours by boat from the nearest store, and there's nobody but 30 crew members on the island, I guarantee that you'd be running around without your clothes on. Christopher Atkins

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