“Call no man lucky until he is dead, but there have been moment of rare satisfaction in the often random and fragmented… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The Spanish voyager, as his caravel ploughed the adjacent seas, might give full scope to his imagination, and dream that beyond the… — Francis Parkman Copy Share Image
Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I should be judged as a captain who went from Spain to the Indies to conquer a people numerous and warlike, whose… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
Some 2,800 Americans went to Spain [during the Spanish Civil War], and it was, by far, the largest number of Americans before… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
There is no country in Europe which is so easy to over-run as Spain; there is no country which it is more… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, Dali spent two months… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
You had one guy who was a slave, and another who wasn't. And I actually know what happened to them. [Juan ]… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
The term Hispanic, coined by technomarketing experts and by the designers of political campaigns, homogenizes our cultural diversity (Chicanos, Cubans, and Puerto… — Guillermo Gomez-Pena Copy Share Image
For example, it's often forgotten that [Albert ] Camus was extremely hostile [farouche] towards the [Francisco] Franco regime, and right to the… — Catherine Camus Copy Share Image
And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
Keeping your coat on indoors in Russia, no matter how public the place, is far worse than keeping your hat on as… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper… — Bob Monkhouse Copy Share Image
Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight… — Paloma Faith Copy Share Image
If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I would agree that much with people who accept private property - that conscription is an unpardonable transgression, whether it be "corrupt"… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
[Francisco] Franco's army was mainly Moorish. They were recruiting people from Morocco to come to Spain. There was an uprising in Morocco… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Gerry Dawes, I can't thank you enough for opening up Spain to me. — Michael Chiarello Copy Share Image
I think if you were to sever the connection between arousal and shame, you might actually come up with something liberating and… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image