Pemba Island Day

Famous quotes containing the words island and/or day:

“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 (1872–1933)

“What a hundred years is not enough to build, one day is more than enough to destroy.”
—Chinese proverb.