Christopher Columbus I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses. – Christopher Columbus Apiece Quotes Beads Quotes Board Quotes Directed Quotes Dozen Quotes Estimated Quotes Fed Quotes Glass Quotes Highly Quotes Leather Quotes Molasses Quotes Strings Quotes Thongs Quotes The Indians on board said that thence to Cuba was a voyage in their canoes of a day and a half; these being small dug-outs without a sail. Such are their canoes. I departed thence for Cuba, for by the signs the Indians made of its greatness, and of its gold and pearls, I thought that it must be Cipango. I propose to construct a new chart for navigating, on which I shall delineate all the sea and lands of the Ocean in their proper positions under their bearings; and further, I propose to prepare a book, and to put down all as it were in a picture, by latitude from the equator, and western longitude.
Gilbert White Numbers of snipes breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish. – Gilbert White
Bill Hagerty We must safeguard future elections and the sanctity of the Electoral College, so that states like Tennessee always have an important voice in deciding the presidency. – Bill Hagerty
Farhan AkhtarRomantic Lakshya’ is a different genre of movie. While ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ could be categorised as a romantic comedy, this is a war drama. – Farhan Akhtar
Fred Saberhagen I don’t know why a computer game can’t be an art form just as a puppet show or an opera is. I’m still interested in computer games as something I would like to work on someday. – Fred Saberhagen
Muqtada al Sadr The resistance will be exclusively conducted by only one group. This new group will be defined soon by me. – Muqtada al Sadr
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