True Long Island

Famous quotes containing the words true, long and/or island:

    To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.
    Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.
    Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)