“I'm not running for fiesta queen, I'm not going to be a suruhana, and I'm not making the golai hagun sune!" Auntie Bernadette seems hurt. "Isabel, you don't have to yell." "I do. You don't listen, I have to yell so you'll hear me.” ExpectationsGuamIgnored ChildrenChamorro Book:Keeper of the Night Source: Keeper of the Night
“That seductive aroma of unchecked power was more than enough to commit genocide and mass sexual assault while unashamedly carrying their nation’s flag draped around a crucifix. People completely devoid of introspection, flaunting their entitlement and a self-importance that masked an endless pit of dejection that demanded more gold, land, and power. The Spanish crown was a plague of miserable dimensions for Chamorros.” PowerColonialismSpainGuamChamorroCnmi Book:The Desert Warrior Source: The Desert Warrior
“I do what I can, when I can, cuz when I can't, then I can't.” GuamChamorro FoodChamorro RecipesGuam BooksGuam CuisineGuam FoodGuam Recipes Author:Paula Ann Lujan Quinene
“Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. To make victory certain, we would have to march into Washington and dictate the terms of peace in the White House. I wonder if our politicians, among whom armchair arguments about war are being glibly bandied about in the name of state politics, have confidence as to the final outcome and are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices.” IfsShouldWarStatesEnoughCertainHouseNamesTermWhiteUnitedWonderBreakUnited StatesSacrificeVictoryPoliticianArgumentPreparedFinalsOutcomesJapanMarchWhite HouseHawaiiSan FranciscoHostilityHave ConfidenceBreak OutPhilippinesArmchairsGuam Author:Isoroku Yamamoto
“My great uncle Pvt. Tommy Rooney, USMC, was killed on Guam during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. I was named after him, so I always thought about him and wearing the uniform. The JAG Corps gave me that opportunity after law school.” WorldWarSchoolLawOpportunityCampaignsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IUniformsUnclesPacificLaw SchoolUsmcRooneyGuam Author:Tom Rooney
“My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.” WholeStupidIslandsCongressmanDumb LiberalStupid LiberalGuam Author:Hank Johnson
“Hawaii's the 50th state? I thought it was a suburb of Guam.” StatesWweHawaiiSuburbsGuam Author:Bobby Heenan
“Atom bombs, something's wrong. D.E.A sent to Guam. Acid Trips, big fat chics. Purple Finstone Vitamins.All the needy rich are greedy. I find out you don't need me. Berlin wall starts to fall. I trip out to the wall. Hooray Horrah” NeedsBigsFallRichWallFatsBombsAtomsGreedyPurpleAcidBerlinNeedyVitaminsAtom BombBerlin WallAcid TripGuam Author:Chester Bennington
“If your Olympic Hero were to use the Worm in the 1996 Olympic Games, it would be so embarassing to all the other atheletes - and our country, mind you- that the USA would have finished behind Guam.” IfsMindCountryUseWould BeGamesBehindsHeroFinishedOur CountryUsaWweWormsOlympic GamesEmbarassingGuam Author:Kurt Angle