#isle

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. ↗

— Tom Waits

#atomic bomb #bikini #bomb #explosive #first

When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my passions were as a young girl, and so I studied folklore as a college student in England and Ireland. ↗

— Terri Windling

#always #british #celtic #celtic music #college

One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.' ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

#language #misleading #most #our #representational

Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan, Victor of Sky-Hill and Ruler of Man and the Isles. And now that I think of it, that's probably why nobody speaks to me unless it's time to feed the dogs or take out the garbage. ↗

— Zakk Wylde

#around #dogs #even #family #feed

The Sangh Parivar, against which I had been waging a war, misled the people. My opponents used the Election Commission and the bureaucracy to win a political battle. ↗

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

#battle #been #bureaucracy #commission #election

In 1973 we moved to the British Isle of Man, and I put my first band together for one year, named Melody Fair. ↗

— Andy Gibb

#british #fair #first #i #isle

I've had very good meetings with Unionist leaders, Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley and his team. ↗

— Peter Hain

#good #had #his #i #ian

My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#astounding #books #bookstore #department #depending

Everyone has a right to change their consciousness, but ultimately the whole process is misleading. ↗

— Robyn Hitchcock

#consciousness #everyone #misleading #process #right

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. ↗

— John Hume

#english language #ian #language #paisley #removed