He leaves in the background of fame all other navigators whose names are written in the priceless annals of discovery. — Emilio Castelar Copy Share Image
Thank god America still rewards people who miss their objectives by thousands of miles... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let's hope by next Columbus Day all Americans have better health care options than the crew of a 1492 second-hand cargo ship. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He stands out among the beacon lights of history as a man of vision dominated by a definite purpose. — John George Jones Copy Share Image
“Churchill was a big fat cannibal, Leopold was an ugly deadly virus, Columbus was a most wanted terrorist.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Here's to screwing up America so badly that the Native Americans wouldn't even want it back. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Should we stop celebrating the Columbus day - the day when the first illegal immigrants entered America? — Evgeni Kostitsyn Copy Share Image
Let's celebrate Columbus day by walking into someone's house and telling them we live there now. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Quietly scuttling Columbus Day sales doesn't mean they are opposed to 15th century Iberian seafarers; it just means They don't want protestors… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
I hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“Fellow Italians: stop getting all bent out of shape about Christopher Columbus getting the same treatment as the Confederates. He was a… — Allison Robicelli Copy Share Image
Do you think we care about the feelings of Native Americans when we celebrate Columbus Day? That's the day that the white… — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
The history taught in our schools is scandalous. We grew up believing that Columbus actually discovered America. We still celebrate Columbus Day.… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
The Columbus Day Parade was held Monday in New York. Columbus was the world's first Democrat. He left not knowing where he… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
I just want to remind everybody that it's Columbus Day. That all those of you that know Italians and like Italians are… — Les Miles Copy Share Image
“Advice to explorers everywhere: if you would like to recieve due credit for your discoveries, keep a detailed account of your journeys… — Cuthbert Soup Copy Share Image
“Cecelia and Seamus both have a day off, Columbus Day, and I invite them to the bakehouse for... well, for no reason… — Christa Parrish Copy Share Image
“Christopher Columbus and his brothers were no different from many of the Spanish adventurers of the time. They were a roughhewn lot,… — Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“Columbus's real achievement was managing to cross the ocean successfully in both directions. Though an accomplished enough mariner, he was not terribly… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I can't even imagine how many indigenous people Columbus would have murdered if he didn't get Columbus Day off. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Columbus had all the spirit of a crusader, and, at the same time, the investigating nature of a modern man of science. — Edmund Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
This Columbus Day, let's apologize for our historical mistreatment of American Indians by losing money at a tribal casino. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am suspicious of a holiday solely devoted to a man's inability to ask for directions... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let's celebrate an Italian man who spread even more STDs than the cast of Jersey Shore. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You remind me of Christopher Columbus in that you're always discovering things people knew about years ago. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
