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Island Quotes

No place stands entirely alone.

This page brings together quotes about islands as places of memory, transit, and story, from a call to bear witness for a community to a documentary that resisted familiar crime-film conventions. Related themes continue in the First collection.

I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire.

Quotes by Abe Fortas

Through the years, I found we had Native American blood in us. My great-grandmother came from the island of Martinique, and they hooked up with the Native Americans of Louisiana.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

No one person is an island.

Quotes by Yehuda Berg

About Quotes

'Strong Island' is not your typical true-crime film. It's not actually about the uncovering of evidence or following leads that hadn't been seen before or any of that stuff.

Quotes by Yance Ford

My favorite play that I did was at Yale. It's called 'The Island.'

Quotes by Winston Duke

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

Quotes by William Dampier

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.

Quotes by William Blackstone

The people of Butler Island spoke to me and demanded I bear witness for them.

Quotes by Wendy Robie

Ellis Quotes

The Staten Island Ferry remains a potential terrorist target.

Quotes by Vito Fossella

I graduated from CUNY College of Staten Island with a 3.9 GPA in three and a half years.

Quotes by Vinny Guadagnino

The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini.

Quotes by Tom Waits

The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected.

Quotes by Tim Bishop

Shooting the music video for 'Party' on Thailand's Ko Samui Island was such a blast.

Quotes by Tiffany Hwang

Every Quotes

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

Quotes by Thornton Wilder

I went to University of Victoria on Vancouver Island and their theater program.

Quotes by Thomas Middleditch

The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island, A.D. 420,- that is, about five hundred years.

Quotes by Thomas Bulfinch

There are so many different worlds in Long Island. That's why it's so fascinating. Between Great Neck and Montauk, there are 10,000 worlds.

Quotes by Susan Isaacs

I've got a chance to host a show called 'Redneck Island' on CMT. I love doing that show.

Quotes by Stone Cold Steve Austin

First Quotes

I did not use a Cayman Island entity to avoid paying taxes for myself.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Island quotes collection about?
This collection covers islands both literal and figurative - testimony connected to Butler Island, the Staten Island Ferry described as a potential terrorist target, the familiar idea that no one person is an island, and the documentary 'Strong Island,' noted for not following a typical true-crime format.
Why do people search for island quotes?
Island quotes range from real places and safety concerns to metaphors about human connection, so people search them for very different reasons - place references, security topics, or reflections on not going through life alone. Related ideas appear in our Every quotes.
What does "No one person is an island" mean here?
It's a compact way of saying no individual is fully self-sufficient or separate from others - a statement about interdependence rather than a literal comment on geography.
Is there a quote about safety or security?
Yes - one notes that the Staten Island Ferry remains a potential terrorist target, a factual security concern raised about a specific piece of transit infrastructure rather than a report of any actual incident.
Does this collection mention any films?
Yes - 'Strong Island' is described as not being a typical true-crime film, since it isn't built around uncovering new evidence or following unseen leads in the usual way. For more on storytelling approach, see our First quotes.

One classic line reframes island imagery to argue that no person truly stands apart from others. Browse further under About or Every.