Iceland – Quotes

Are you saying that

Are you saying that you people knew about these amorophobots all the time? Of course we did. They attacked us in Iceland. Remember? No. I was unconscious. Eoin Colfer

If even one country, an Iceland for example, defects from this global legislative bargain and says no, we’re not going to enforcement mass surveillance here. We’re not going to do that. That’s where all of the data centres, all the service providers in the world will relocate to. And I think that gives us a … Read more

Neither mine nor other

Neither mine nor other people’s prospects seem particularly pleasing just at the moment, and I have fantasies of going to Iceland, never to return. As it is, I tell myself not to remember the past, not to hope or fear for the future, and not to think in the present, a comprehensive program that will … Read more

What do they do

What do they do in these [private] clubs, anyway? Sit around saying things like ‘Thank God I’m here. No Jews! What fun! This is living, huh? Look! No Jews! I don’t know when I’ve had a better time. And no women! Just men! And no blacks! Just whites! White men! White men who are not … Read more

Remember, the Arctic didn’t

Remember, the Arctic didn’t have any ice. And the Northwest Passage was wide open. They were raising grapes in Scotland for God sakes, had a huge winery. Iceland was a farming community. As some of the glaciers retreated they found villages that were covered with ice. Don Young

Now if I lived

Now if I lived in my land, which I do, if I lived in Iceland, if I lived in Greensland I’d still have Chinese children, but out of my ears my little grey baby hears. Devendra Banhart

When I’m in a

When I’m in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me. Damien Rice

I have two Iceland

I have two Iceland horses, a very hairy dog called Looney, and a guinea pig. Cornelia Funke

Iceland’s Women’s Day Off

Iceland’s Women’s Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not only showed women how much they contribute but turned Icelandic men into supporters of gender equality. I aim to achieve the same impact in the UK. Catherine Mayer

Maybe it’s just a

Maybe it’s just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it’s always going to be there. I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it’s really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to. It’s sort of a contradiction, but … Read more