Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Wordsworth

Not in Utopia, -- subterranean fields, --Or some secreted island, Heaven knows whereBut in the very world, which is the worldOf all of us, -- the place where in the endWe find our happiness, or not at all

Richard Pryor

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 the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

William Dampier

The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil.

Zora Neale Hurston

For four hundred years the blacks of Haiti had yearned for peace. for three hundred years the island was spoken of as a paradise of riches and pleasures, but that was in reference to the whites to whom the spirit of the land gave welcome. Haiti has meant split blood and tears for blacks.

Rebecca Solnit

In the bare room under the old library on the hill in the town at the tip of the small peninsula on the cold island so far from everything else, I lived among strangers and birds.

Rick Riordan

So, you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you're safe." "Yep, that pretty much covers it.

Samantha Barks

I grew up on a tiny little island.

Sadako Ogata

I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right for Japan to avoid sending any citizens to dangerous areas [even as part of international efforts] and just wish for its own people's happiness. That time is gone.

Jonathan Raban

Seattle is this curious liberal island.

Michael London

Joan is one of the most curious people I know. She's always eager to learn.

Ken Hitchcock

I am excited and curious to see how we respond. In games 5, 6 and 7, you get a defining message on what you are going to be down the road, whether it's the next series or whatever.

Olivier Theyskens

I am curious to see what the others do. I was stressed. I wanted to know if it was too much like what I was doing.

Ursula K. Le Guin

If they come prying they can leave curious.

Veronica Roth

I am a naturally curious person. -Tris

Kyle Brady

I qualified for sub-sections last year, but then I got sick and didn't get to wrestle. That has motivated me for this year. I'm curious to see how far I get.

Sean Ryan

I'm very curious where we'll be in May. We don't think that we'll have 10,000, but I really think we'll set a new record.

Stephen King

I'm curious to see what sort of response there is and whether or not this is the future,

Mark Finkelstein

I'm actually more curious to hear what other people say to him.

Sheryl Lee

I was in Seattle and I wanted nothing more than to act, but I was so terrified of it that I couldn't even get myself to an audition. It was miserable.

Kenny Mayne

Their whole thing was that every state was going to be as unique as possible. I'm from Seattle and for Washington they did ultimate frisbee,

Sarah Susanka

This is what Seattle is doing getting architects, builders, designers, etc., on the same page. This is huge.

Nicolas Berggruen

Think of everything in Seattle - Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks. Then you go down to Silicon Valley - Intel, Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter. What does New York produce?

Bob Hill

To me, Seattle has always been a cornerstone of the NBA. It would be shame if the team had to leave.