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Island Quotes

I advise everyone to find an island in this life. Find a place where this culture can’t take energy away from you, sap your will and originality. Since anything physical can be mental, that island can be your home. Turn off the electromagnetic waves being forced upon you, the countless invisible forces coming at you all the time Picture Quote #1

The thing I love about Vegas is that it’s a melting pot. It’s like working Ellis Island Picture Quote #1

Nonfiction writers are second-class citizens, the Ellis Island of literature. We just can’t quite get in. And yes, it pisses me off Picture Quote #1

I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I’m everything. I’ve got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don’t know some of it. I’m pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish Picture Quote #1

The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now Picture Quote #1

You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God’s crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries Picture Quote #1

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My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I’d heard all the stories Picture Quote #1

At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn’t go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape Picture Quote #1

I don’t know the numbers, but roughly half of the people who came through Ellis Island returned home. They came here to make money, not to make history Picture Quote #1

Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto American soil, bringing with them nothing but their ambition: people such as Erich von Stroheim and Adolph Zukor Picture Quote #1

Ellis Island lies in New York Harbor 1,300 feet from Jersey City, New Jersey, and one mile from the tip of Manhattan. At the time of the first European settlement, it was mostly mud, sand, and oyster shells, which nearly disappeared at high tide Picture Quote #1

It’s the silence I imagine in the rest of the world, the silence of an endless ocean and uninhabitable island, a silence that can be seen from space Picture Quote #1

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I don’t believe environment has the slightest bit to do with anything - I only believe in ancestral influence. It would have made no difference whether I’d been brought up in a reform school, or on the island of Lesbos Picture Quote #1

The place of exciting innovation - where the action is - that’s Rhode Island! Picture Quote #1

I’m from an island, so I’ve always been near the water. I don’t think I could live somewhere far from the sea Picture Quote #1

There are good waves not that far from Manhattan - on Long Island, in north Jersey. It’s true that the best surf around here tends to happen in winter, so you need a good wetsuit, and the time window of good waves is often pretty short, so you have to stay on top of the forecasts Picture Quote #1

Lost’ is driving toward an ending, and that ending is: Are these people getting off this island? What is the nature of this island? What is going to happen to them? What is their ultimate fate? What is their ultimate destiny? Those questions need to get answered Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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If I were packing for a deserted island, I would bring sunscreen, a water purifier, something to start a fire with, my sister, and something for protection Picture Quote #1

My organization, National Action Network (NAN), was on the ground talking and meeting with people in Ferguson, just as we did in Staten Island following Eric Garner’s death Picture Quote #1

We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai is 100% dependent upon increasing the available water on the island. So we’re going to use solar energy to convert seawater to fresh water Picture Quote #1

I haven’t been on very many vacations, but I like Coronado Island, and Disney World was fun Picture Quote #1

I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that’s just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I’m a green guy Picture Quote #1

I’m from a little island off of Massachusetts, Nantucket. It’s hard getting into the music business from there, but my parents took me to songwriting festivals because I would write and produce my own music Picture Quote #1

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I was in juvenile detention center, and I was in Rikers Island. And there was an anthology written by the inmates called ‘The Pen,’ and I - you know, I had a crush on a girl, and she left me when I was incarcerated. And I found this poem in this anthology that talked about having your heart broken and being incarcerated Picture Quote #1

Long Island - if you’re from out of town, how would I describe it? Well, every girl in my neighborhood looked like Kenny G Picture Quote #1

Everything is connected. There is no such thing as an island, especially in our world, global village, the whole thing. Pollution from way across the ocean circulates in the air Picture Quote #1

I would like to go to Kalimantan island in Sumatra to see the carvings and longhouse sculptures. I’ve also always wanted to look at the wood carvings along the Sepik River in New Guinea Picture Quote #1

I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me Picture Quote #1

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island Picture Quote #1

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I advise everyone to find an island in this life. Find a place where this culture can’t take energy away from you, sap your will and originality. Since anything physical can be mental, that island can be your home. Turn off the electromagnetic waves being forced upon you, the countless invisible forces coming at you all the time. (Island Quotes) The thing I love about Vegas is that it’s a melting pot. It’s like working Ellis Island. (Island Quotes) Nonfiction writers are second-class citizens, the Ellis Island of literature. We just can’t quite get in. And yes, it pisses me off. (Island Quotes) I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I’m everything. I’ve got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don’t know some of it. I’m pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish. (Island Quotes) The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now. (Island Quotes) You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God’s crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries... (Island Quotes) My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I’d heard all the stories. (Island Quotes) At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn’t go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape. (Island Quotes) I don’t know the numbers, but roughly half of the people who came through Ellis Island returned home. They came here to make money, not to make history. (Island Quotes) Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto American soil, bringing with them nothing but their ambition: people such as Erich von Stroheim and Adolph Zukor. (Island Quotes) Ellis Island lies in New York Harbor 1,300 feet from Jersey City, New Jersey, and one mile from the tip of Manhattan. At the time of the first European settlement, it was mostly mud, sand, and oyster shells, which nearly disappeared at high tide. (Island Quotes) It’s the silence I imagine in the rest of the world, the silence of an endless ocean and uninhabitable island, a silence that can be seen from space. (Island Quotes) I don’t believe environment has the slightest bit to do with anything - I only believe in ancestral influence. It would have made no difference whether I’d been brought up in a reform school, or on the island of Lesbos. (Island Quotes) The place of exciting innovation - where the action is - that’s Rhode Island! (Island Quotes) I’m from an island, so I’ve always been near the water. I don’t think I could live somewhere far from the sea. (Island Quotes) There are good waves not that far from Manhattan - on Long Island, in north Jersey. It’s true that the best surf around here tends to happen in winter, so you need a good wetsuit, and the time window of good waves is often pretty short, so you have to stay on top of the forecasts. (Island Quotes) Lost’ is driving toward an ending, and that ending is: Are these people getting off this island? What is the nature of this island? What is going to happen to them? What is their ultimate fate? What is their ultimate destiny? Those questions need to get answered. (Island Quotes) 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. (Island Quotes) If I were packing for a deserted island, I would bring sunscreen, a water purifier, something to start a fire with, my sister, and something for protection. (Island Quotes) My organization, National Action Network (NAN), was on the ground talking and meeting with people in Ferguson, just as we did in Staten Island following Eric Garner’s death. (Island Quotes) We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai is 100% dependent upon increasing the available water on the island. So we’re going to use solar energy to convert seawater to fresh water. (Island Quotes) I haven’t been on very many vacations, but I like Coronado Island, and Disney World was fun (Island Quotes) I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that’s just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I’m a green guy. (Island Quotes) I’m from a little island off of Massachusetts, Nantucket. It’s hard getting into the music business from there, but my parents took me to songwriting festivals because I would write and produce my own music. (Island Quotes) I was in juvenile detention center, and I was in Rikers Island. And there was an anthology written by the inmates called ‘The Pen,’ and I - you know, I had a crush on a girl, and she left me when I was incarcerated. And I found this poem in this anthology that talked about having your heart broken and being incarcerated. (Island Quotes) Long Island - if you’re from out of town, how would I describe it? Well, every girl in my neighborhood looked like Kenny G. (Island Quotes) Everything is connected. There is no such thing as an island, especially in our world, global village, the whole thing. Pollution from way across the ocean circulates in the air. (Island Quotes) I would like to go to Kalimantan island in Sumatra to see the carvings and longhouse sculptures. I’ve also always wanted to look at the wood carvings along the Sepik River in New Guinea. (Island Quotes) I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me. (Island Quotes) The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island. (Island Quotes)

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