Famous quotes containing the words money and/or island:
“What is any respectable girl brought up to do but to catch some rich mans fancy and get the benefit of his money by marrying him?as if a marriage ceremony could make any difference in the right or wrong of the thing!”
—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)
“I suggested to them also the great desirability of a general knowledge on the Island of the English language. They are under an English speaking government and are a part of the territory of an English speaking nation.... While I appreciated the desirability of maintaining their grasp on the Spanish language, the beauty of that language and the richness of its literature, that as a practical matter for them it was quite necessary to have a good comprehension of English.”
—Calvin Coolidge (18721933)