“No man is an island, entire of itself.”

— John Donne

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English poet 1572–1631

Denis Waitley (1933) American writer

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“No man is an island…”

Nick Hornby About a Boy

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“No man is an island,' said John Donne. I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh book Gift from the Sea

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“Strategy should never be an island unto itself, it functions best when fully integrated.”

Julian Cole (1985) Strategy Consultant

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“And in the end it is because of mysticism that it is possible to say that “no man is an island” and that on the contrary every man is “a part of the main.””

Walter Terence Stace (1886–1967) British civil servant, educator and philosopher.

p. 27.

“Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscious.”

Harper Lee book Go Set a Watchman

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“Island girl,
What you wanting with the white man's world?
Island girl,
Black boy want you in his island world.
He want to take you from the racket boss,
He want to save you but the cause is lost.”

Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist

Island Girl
Song lyrics, Rock of the Westies (1975)

“No man is an island — although one’s known a surprising number who own one.”

Edward St. Aubyn (1960) British writer

Some Hope, Chapter 9

“You imagine Pacific islands, the tropical nature of the place and the bright colour of the sands and beaches. It's all very grey and dull because of the ash that just blankets the entire land.”

Peeni Henare (1980) New Zealand politician

Tonga
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“Although no man is an island, you can make quite an effective raft out of six.”

Simon Munnery (1967) British comedian

Attention Scum! (2001), Episode One

“No man is an island, entire of itself.”

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