Neil Abercrombie Quotes

#1. So as soon as the land was worth something and there was money in the bank, all of a sudden everybody got interested in non-discrimination, in who's really going to administer this stuff.

Neil Abercrombie

#2. Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged.

Neil Abercrombie

#3. Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood.

Neil Abercrombie

#4. Life has this in common with prizefighting: if you've received a belly blow, it's likely to be followed by a right to the jaw.

Carolyn Heilbrun

#5. Living God's way means putting away your self-centeredness and committing yourself to follow God's Word in spite of any feelings to the contrary.

John C. Broger

#6. That seemed to be, if anything, the power of writing - to hold sway over memory, making it public, keeping it private, possibly, even, keeping it secret from oneself -

Samuel R. Delany

#7. There are several states where you can get married. But I think I can say without fear of contradiction, 'Paradise awaits.' We'll be happy to welcome you. And if you do get married in another state, think about honeymooning in Hawaii.

Neil Abercrombie

#8. Tell her you know the area, and you could show her some of the best natural landscapes. Ask if she'd like to go hiking. Or just hog tie her and throw her in the back of your truck, Caveman." "Very

Krista Phillips

#9. Nations are becoming less relevant in a world where everyone and everything is interconnected. The connections that matter most are again becoming more personal.

Robert Reich

#10. I knew we'd wear them down,' Eve said. 'After all, we really are amazingly cool.' And now it was Eve's turn for the high five with Shane. 'For a bunch of misfit geeks, slackers, and losers.'
'Which one are you?' Shane asked. She flipped him off. 'Oh, right. Loser. Thanks for reminding me.

Rachel Caine

#11. You shouldn't assume everything you don't understand is a message,

Hiroshi Sakurazaka

#12. When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.

Neil Abercrombie

#13. I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, 'Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?' 'Well, we have no mechanism to do it,' I was told.

Neil Abercrombie

#14. Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.

Neil Abercrombie

#15. There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and I set out at once to try to fit in.

Neil Abercrombie

#16. I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book.

John Bunyan

#17. So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.

Neil Abercrombie

#18. Fragrance is the first layer of dressing, a woman's invisible body suit.

Donna Karan

#19. A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden 'worthless' land now has an airport on it.

Neil Abercrombie

#20. When I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it'll be her wings and not her face that'll make my mouth fall open.

Kurt Vonnegut

#21. I don't yearn to be a child again.

Loretta Young

#22. When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

Michael McKean

#23. Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless.

John Stott

#24. The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive. Social media is not about any country, any language, any colour, any community but it is about human values and that is the underlying link binding humanity.

Narendra Modi

#25. You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year.

Neil Abercrombie