Hawaii Quotes - Page 9

• I`ve always thought of him [Barack Obama] and from conversations know him to be a guy who takes the long view, who doesn`t get too high, doesn`t get too low and seizes the opportunities when they`re there and knows how to ride the wave. I ascribe that to Hawaii. He`s a body surfer, so he knows how to get on the wave. He knows just the right time.

  Howard Fineman

  Opportunity, Views, Long

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• The beauty of Hawaii probably surpasses other places. I like the Big Island and the two mountains, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where you can look out at the stars.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Stars, Islands, Two

  "Traveling with the Stars: Buzz Aldrin". Interview with Kelly Carter, abcnews.go.com. July 24, 2009.

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• Well, President-elect Barack Obama and his family are gonna spend the holidays in his home state of Hawaii. And you know who couldn't be more thrilled with this? The press, the reporters who follow the president. Well, think about it. After eight years of spending every holiday cutting brush in Crawford, Texas, they get to go to Hawaii!

  Jay Leno

  Home, Holiday, Cutting

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• Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

  Colleen Hanabusa

  Party, Color, House

  "Our Commitment to Women’s Success Continues" by Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 31, 2014.

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• I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

  Louis Zamperini

  Army, Air, Fields

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• A travel agent told I could spend 7 nights in HAWAII no days just nights.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Funny, Humor, Night

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• As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.

  Troy Polamalu

  Powerful, Territory, Allies

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• I love Hawaii. I really enjoy surfing in Oahu, and Waianae is such a great area. And Maui - I like Maui a lot, too.

  Troy Polamalu

  Surfing, Maui, Enjoy

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• Have you guys ever ghost hunted in Hawaii? No? Well, I have this fat friend... I shouldn't say fat, that might offend him, but he's Samoan and claims to have seen ghosts.

  CM Punk

  Guy, Might, Ghost

  "Ghost Hunters: Live From the Stanley Hotel". October 31, 2006.

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• Most of the time, I'm working in places I'm not familiar with. Sometimes it's Slovakia, and sometimes it's Hawaii. Not to bash on Slovakia, but I really did enjoy Hawaii.

  George Clooney

  Sometimes, Enjoy, Bash

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• I think there's a really great amount of potential for Hawaii to become an example of what's possible with renewable energy because there are so many renewable resources here: energy, solar energy, and wind energy. There's so much potential here.

  Jack Johnson

  Thinking, Wind, Energy

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• I shined off high school band, marching, jazz studies. At the time I was too cool for school, I had this professional gig and I was going home taking a shower and heading to downtown Hawaii, Waikiki.

  Eric Hernandez

  Home, School, Band

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• Hawaii is a small, close community.

  Jake Shimabukuro

  Community

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