Famous Quotes & Sayings

David J. Anderson

Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the Galapagos Islands, and while I was there, I saw a particular problem in behavioral biology that I wanted to solve and, in the process, made myself into a bird ecologist.

Dick Thornburgh

Yet, Puerto Ricos economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century.

Jeff Greene

When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.

Charles Sturt

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.

Dave Barry

You might have mentioned this to me Molly,” said Leonard. “The fact that there are hostile natives on the island.” “I forgot,” said Molly. “You forgot?” said Leonard. “There’s been a lot happening,” said Molly.

Dave Barry

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.

David Quammen

Islands are where species go to die.

Benicio Del Toro

You have to kill to survive. People have been doing it forever. I eat meat, and I eat fish. If I were on a deserted island I would need that to survive.

Denis Waitley

Most people spend their entire lives on a fantasy island called 'Someday I'll.'

Thomas More

Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, / But turn to ashes on the lips!

James Graham

Let them bestow on every airth a limb; Then open all my veins, that I may swim To thee, my Maker! in that crimson lake; Then place my parboiled head upon a stake - Scatter my ashes - strew them in the air; - Lord! since thou know'st where all these

Bret Ellis

My father's ashes were kept in a safe deposit box for a long time,

Thomas Gray

On some fond breast the parting soul relies,/ Some pious drops the closing eye requires; / E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, / E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.

Jack London

I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark would burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Carol Burnett

She was a mountain girl, ... We brought some of her ashes here and placed them next to F.C. Jones. I know she is here tonight because she loved bluegrass.

Granth Sahib

O Nanak, if the shaven-headed ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads.

Alan Stern

Some of Clyde's ashes are on their way to Pluto today.

Ian Bell

If we can regain the Ashes with their best team on the park, that would be perfect for us.

Jack Murphy

I was supposed to be on my way to Hawaii to surf. But this inconvenience has fouled the whole thing up.

Noam Chomsky

American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.

Bobby Heenan

Hawaii's the 50th state? I thought it was a suburb of Guam.

Jason Levitis

Hawaii is one of the very worst states in the treatment of working poor.

Susanna Moore

The history of Hawaii may be seen as a story of arrivals.

Ric Clarson

We think we'll still start the official money--- official point season here in Hawaii . There'll probably be a restructuring of its conclusion.

Mark Bennett

You have to be a resident of Hawaii to apply.

Kurt Kawafuchi

I know people don't see it because the (property) values are so high, but Hawaii has relatively low real property tax rates.

Ed Case

All of our Hawaii joins the Mink ohana (family) in mourning the passing of John Mink,