30+ Iceland Quotes That Will Have You Booking a Ticket
Last Updated on 26th June 2024 by Sophie Nadeau
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Iceland is the land of ice and fire. A country between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean that’s just slightly smaller than the state of Kentucky, its mysterious beauty has allured travellers for decades. Looking for a little inspiration before your trip? Here are the best Iceland quotes that will make you want to hop on a plane ASAP.
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik. If you only have a short time to explore the city, be sure to check out our one day in Reykjavik itinerary. The most famous landscapes of Iceland are collectively known as the Golden Circle and highlights include the Geysir Hot Spring Area and Gullfoss Waterfall.
Best quotes about Iceland
“I was so fortunate; in the years that I was in ‘Thrones,’ we were able to shoot in Iceland. I think some of my favourite memories would have to be isolated out there, surrounded by nothing but snow and ice.” – Rose Leslie
“When I’m in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off into other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me” – Damien Rice.
“The problem with driving around Iceland is that you’re basically confronted by a new soul-enriching, breath-taking, life-affirming natural sight every five goddam minutes. It’s totally exhausting.” –Stephen Markley
“After filming the first season of ‘Poldark,’ I went with the cast on a trip to Iceland. We started off in Reykjavik and then went into the mountains and swam in naturally heated pools.” – Eleanor Tomlinson
“I do like to write, but I also like to get and out and play. I am losing track of all the Cooper versions that I do. I have one for Iceland, different one over here.” –Michael Bruce
“I still don’t know why, exactly, but I do think people can have a spiritual connection to landscape, and I certainly did in Iceland.” – Hannah Kent
“I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing ‘Burial Rites,’ I was constantly trying to see whether I could distil its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.” – Hannah Kent
“When I was a little kid growing up in Iceland, I always dreamed about creating something that could have an impact on the whole world, and even as a young boy I was passionate about fitness and sports.” – Magnus Scheving
“When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.” – Conor McGregor
“I’ve walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape, you have a certain view. If you stand still, the landscape doesn’t necessarily tell you how big it is. It doesn’t really tell you what you’re looking at. The moment you start to move the mountain starts to move.” – Olafur Eliasson
“I’m still blown away by how desolate Iceland can be, how deserted it is. It’s very often like living on the moon.” – Olafur Darri Olafsson
“I would like to go to Iceland to see the northern lights.” – Art Malik
“If I wasn’t bound to Brooklyn, due to my own personal reasons like taking care of my mother and the fact that this is where the band is based, I would probably move to Iceland.” – Peter Steele
“Maybe it’s just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it’s always going to be there. I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it’s really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to.” – Bjork
“In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capital in Europe. So I have never understood why I have to choose between nature or urban.” – Bjork
“Having grown up in Iceland and Los Angeles, gone to school in Europe and America, and lived and worked in London and New York, my insatiable appetite for travel has informed many of my life decisions.” – Aslaug Magnusdottir
“I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really proud to be from there, and we don’t have embarrassments like World War II where we were cruel to other people.” – Bjork
“I like to show everybody Iceland all the time. My people are like, “Don’t tell everybody the secret. It’s so peaceful and beautiful here!” It’s incredible, I go home and drive across the country, and go to my mom’s place and it’s dark with the Northern Lights and I like to sit in some hot springs.” – Anita Briem.
“Did you know there’s probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.” – Jack Nicklaus
“We shot ‘Oblivion’ in Iceland; that was amazing. It’s so, so beautiful. They didn’t have any Waldorf Hotels there, though; we stayed in the middle of nowhere!” – Olga Kurylenko
“I am drawn to cold, desolate places rather than Hawaii. I actually love Hawaii too, but I tend to go to Iceland or Norway or Northern Japan – northern places for whatever reason. Which aren’t necessarily the best places to tour.” – Phil Elverum
“There’s a reason why Jules Verne chose the place where the glacier was, where we start to descend into the center of the earth. That area specifically has magical powers and people come to this place from all over the world. I actually think that’s true of all Iceland. I think it’s so special, apart from the water and air being so clean.” – Anita Briem
“The winters are too long, and there’s only one airline, so it’s difficult to escape when you feel frustrated or claustrophobic. The audience for our films isn’t very large, so it’s difficult to support an industry. But, Iceland is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else.” – Baltasar Kormakur
“In Iceland, the weather is the biggest character you deal with every day. There’s nothing more relevant in your life than what kind of weather it is” – Baltasar Kormakur.
“We have very good fish in Iceland.” – Hafthor Bjornsson
“I think you are always influenced by your surroundings and where you grow up. Your environment is always one of the things that shape you, and the music scene in Iceland was a very important factor in shaping me.” – Johann Johannsson
“There’s this feeling of creativity in Iceland.” – Hilary Hahn
“I am seldom restricted by anything because I don’t know how to restrict myself. It’s a blessing and a curse. I feel a lot of support from people in Iceland especially from people that are content with themselves and their life”. – Olaf Amalds
“When you live in Iceland so very far away from everything else, you have no concept that anything you do will be heard outside of Reykjavik. I still don’t know how we managed it.” – Jon Thor Birgisson
“Most visitors to Iceland tend to spend just a few hours in Reykjavik before moving on to the geological wonders beyond. I think they are missing out.” – Fiona Bruce
“Neither mine nor other people’s prospects seem particularly pleasing just at the moment, and I have fantasies of going to Iceland, never to return. As it is, tell myself not to remember the past, not to hope or fear for the future, and not to think in the present, a comprehensive program that will undoubtedly have very little success.” – Edward Gorey
“Iceland, I’m in love with that country, the people are incredible.” – Kit Harington
“Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable.” – Harry Johnston
