Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer
I Am a Rock
Song lyrics, Sounds of Silence (1966)
I Am a Rock
Song lyrics, Sounds of Silence (1966)
Source: Lyrics 1964-2008
Context: I am shielded in my armor
Hiding in my room safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock.
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain.
And an island never cries.
Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer
I Am a Rock
Song lyrics, Sounds of Silence (1966)
Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer
Source: Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
“What am I drinking? NyQuil on the rocks, for when you're feeling sick but sociable.”
Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) American stand-up comedian
Do You Believe in Gosh?
“Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane.”
Dave Eggers (1970) memoirist, novelist, short story writer, editor, publisher
Source: You Shall Know Our Velocity!
“My name is Bono and I am a rock star.”
Bono (1960) Irish rock musician, singer of U2
An allusion to Apple Computer's "switch" commercials, which ended with such statements.
PENN Address (2004)
David Livingstone (1813–1873) Scottish explorer and missionary
Exploring Magnificent Waterfalls http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102004126?q=livingstone&p=par
“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
Source: Gift from the Sea
“We are islands, but never too far
We are islands, and I need your light tonight…”
Mike Oldfield (1953) English musician, multi-instrumentalist
Song lyrics, Islands (1987)