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Blount sat down to the table and leaned over close to Singer. "There are those who know and those who don't know. And fo — Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Blount sat down to the table and leaned over close to Singer. "There are those who know and those who don't know. And fo — Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Advice to explorers everywhere: if you would like to recieve due credit for your discoveries, keep a detailed account of — Cuthbert Soup, Another Whole Nother Story
Advice to explorers everywhere: if you would like to recieve due credit for your discoveries, keep a detailed account of — Cuthbert Soup, Another Whole Nother Story
If and when all the laws governing physical phenomena are finally discovered, and all the empirical constants occurring — George Gamow
If and when all the laws governing physical phenomena are finally discovered, and all the empirical constants occurring — George Gamow
He was now wealthy beyond his wildest dreams and wanted for nothing, so Columbus retired to Valladolid, which at one tim — Hank Bracker
He was now wealthy beyond his wildest dreams and wanted for nothing, so Columbus retired to Valladolid, which at one tim — Hank Bracker
Like a Columbus of the heart, mind and soul I have hurled myself off the shores of my own fears and limiting beliefs to — Anthon St. Maarten
Like a Columbus of the heart, mind and soul I have hurled myself off the shores of my own fears and limiting beliefs to — Anthon St. Maarten
The willingness to reexamine lifelong beliefs because of conflicting data takes enormous courage, and contrasts sharply — Donal O'Shea, The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
The willingness to reexamine lifelong beliefs because of conflicting data takes enormous courage, and contrasts sharply — Donal O'Shea, The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white pe — Miles Davis, Miles: The Autobiography
It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white pe — Miles Davis, Miles: The Autobiography
There were no mail-order catalogues in 1492. Marco Polo's journal was the wish book of Renaissance Europe. Then, Columbu — Tom Robbins, Another Roadside Attraction
There were no mail-order catalogues in 1492. Marco Polo's journal was the wish book of Renaissance Europe. Then, Columbu — Tom Robbins, Another Roadside Attraction
On November 27, 1493, when Columbus returned to Navidad, he found that the 39 crew members that he had left behind had b — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba
On November 27, 1493, when Columbus returned to Navidad, he found that the 39 crew members that he had left behind had b — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba
ab Americo Inventore ...quasi Americi terram sive AmericamFrom Amerigo the discoverer ...as if it were the land of Ameri — Martin Waldseemüller
ab Americo Inventore ...quasi Americi terram sive AmericamFrom Amerigo the discoverer ...as if it were the land of Ameri — Martin Waldseemüller
We see it [the as-yet unseen, probable new planet, Neptune] as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movemen — William Herschel
We see it [the as-yet unseen, probable new planet, Neptune] as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movemen — William Herschel
In 1492, the natives discovered they were indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discove — Eduardo Galeano, Los hijos de los días
In 1492, the natives discovered they were indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discove — Eduardo Galeano, Los hijos de los días
Be a Columbus smell the fragrance of the new lands and discover them. — Amit Ray, Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity
Be a Columbus smell the fragrance of the new lands and discover them. — Amit Ray, Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity
Christmas, 1492….Unfortunately, on Christmas morning 1492 Columbus' ship, the Santa María, ran aground on the northern c — Hank Bracker
Christmas, 1492….Unfortunately, on Christmas morning 1492 Columbus' ship, the Santa María, ran aground on the northern c — Hank Bracker
Columbus gave Europe a New World; [Alexander von] Humboldt made it known in its physical, material, intellectual, and mo — José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero
Columbus gave Europe a New World; [Alexander von] Humboldt made it known in its physical, material, intellectual, and mo — José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero
Long before Christopher Columbus, the celebrated Chinese navigator Zheng He travelled through the south and westward mar — Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
Long before Christopher Columbus, the celebrated Chinese navigator Zheng He travelled through the south and westward mar — Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
There are even more statues of Robert Burns than of any other figure in world literature. Indeed if we discount figures — Len G. Murray
There are even more statues of Robert Burns than of any other figure in world literature. Indeed if we discount figures — Len G. Murray
Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America. — James Joyce
Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America. — James Joyce