My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always associate the scent of it with her and try to have lilacs in my home. – Aerin Lauder
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. – Christopher Columbus
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
The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called ‘The China Syndrome.’ – Burton Richter
‘Lost’ is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It’s compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters. – Carlton Cuse
I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn’t take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements. – Brian Selznick
We weren’t poor growing up on Long Island, but it wasn’t lavish – just a regular middle-class house. – Criss Angel
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
I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island. – Adam Mansbach
‘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
I like to be grounded by nature, go hiking… go to an isolated island that’s not glamorous and touristy at all. – Cote de Pablo
The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel. – Elizabeth George
The guy who owned that island was from Oregon and he decided that he wanted to have an Oregon feeling to it, so he planted pine trees all over the place! – Christopher Atkins
For us Australians, Singapore also represents sacred soil. Almost 2000 Australians died here in the defense of your island country and our neighborhood. – Michael Jeffery
I’ve been around the surf culture since I was a kid. I grew up in a beach town in Rhode Island. Then eventually I lived in Dana Point, Calif., a real surf hotbed. – Don Winslow
I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again. – Fanny Kemble
Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here. – Dan Quayle
From my experience of shooting ‘Tudors’ on the island of Ireland, you cannot predict the weather. – Natalie Dormer
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
On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a Brooklynite, always a Brooklynite. – Mitch Kapor
I was from a tiny little island, which I always say is one corn field away from a horror film: it was, like, isolated, and everybody knew everybody, and you go to school with the grandkids of the grandparents that your grandparents went to school with. – Dove Cameron
We used two Princess Cruise ships. The Island Princess and The Pacific Princess. They were identical ships. – Gavin MacLeod
