“One other thing: at the meeting in Canada, [there was] the coup in Fiji. This comes to an important part of the Commonwealth: the role of the Queen [Elizabeth II]. I had absolutely just enormous respect for her as leader of the Commonwealth. You could talk to her about any of the fifty-one countries of the Commonwealth and you could have an intelligent conversation with her about the economics, the politics. She really immersed herself in the Commonwealth.” ImportantCountryLeaderRolesConversationEconomicsIntelligentMeetingsEnormousQueensFiftyCanadaCommonwealthCoupsFijiQueen ElizabethElizabeth IiIntelligent Conversation Author:Bob Hawke
“The only thing I really love is Fiji water. That's like the only crazy request - I don't like any other water.” WaterLove IsCrazyRequestFiji Author:Kelly Rowland
“Can you cite one speck of hard evidence of the benefits of "diversity" that we have heard gushed about for years? Evidence of its harm can be seen — written in blood — from Iraq to India, from Serbia to Sudan, from Fiji to the Philippines. It is scary how easily so many people can be brainwashed by sheer repetition of a word.” PeopleYearsHardWrittenHeardBloodBenefitsDiversityEvidenceIndiaIraqScaryHarmSheerRepetitionPhilippinesSpecksBrainwashedCitingSerbiaSudanFiji Book:Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt) Source: Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)
“And what's with the shirt? You think you're in Fiji?" "It's like being on vactaion. all of the time.” ThinkingShirtsFiji Author:Gerard Way
“We went to a church that had missionaries who'd come back once a year from Fiji & give talks. I remember one of them saying it was very hard work telling people they were going to lose their everlasting souls if they didn't shape up. I pictured people sitting on the beach listening to this sweaty man all dressed in black telling them they were going to burn in hell & them thinking this was good fun, these scary stories this guy was telling them & afterwards, they'd all go home & eat mango & fish & they'd play Monopoly & laugh & laugh & they'd go to bed & wake up the next day & do it all again.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenGivingYearsSoulHardPlayStoriesHomeRememberGuyNextFunBlackLosesChurchLaughingHellHard WorkListeningShapesBedSittingWake UpFishesScaryBeachNext DayEverlastingThis GuyMonopolyGood FunFijiScary StoriesSitting On The Beach Author:Brian Andreas
“Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.” TwoMilitaryOrdealsCoupsFiji Author:Kamisese Mara