Columbus Quotes

127 quotes by 113 authors

In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's… — Charles Kendall Adams
Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover… — L. Frank Baum
I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie… — John Henrik Clarke
It is impossible not to feel stirred at the thought of the emotions of man at certain historic moments of adventure and discovery - Columbus… — Alfred North Whitehead
Columbus went around the world in 1492. That isn't a lot of strokes when you consider the course. — Lee Trevino
Columbus discovered no isle or key so lonely as himself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The America of Moctezuma and Atahualpa,the aromatic America of Columbus,Catholic America, Spanish America,the America where noble CuauhtÃ©moc said: "I am not on a bed of… — Ruben Dario
Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequency. — Adolf Hitler
Arithmetic must be discovered in just the same sense in which Columbus discovered the West Indies, and we no more create numbers than he created… — Bertrand Russell
It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of… — Benjamin Disraeli
One area of the Book of Mormon that does bother some is what they see as anachronistic doctrine; that the Book of Mormon has Christian… — Daniel C. Peterson
[The is] a mistaken belief that [the word Indian] refers somehow to the country, India. When Columbus washed up on the beach in the Caribbean,… — Russell Means
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
America has had many other discoverers besides Columbus, but he seems to have made more satisfactory arrangements with the historians than any of the others. — Bill Nye
Well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone. — Vince Vaughn
There are more American Indians alive today than there were when Columbus arrived or at any other time in history. Does this sound like a… — Rush Limbaugh
I should be judged as a captain who went from Spain to the Indies to conquer a people numerous and warlike, whose manners and religion… — Christopher Columbus
If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock. — Arthur Goldberg
This is largely the methodology I've used throughout my career - that is, starting with a question as to what might be the properties of… — Donald Cram
The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide. — Samuel Eliot Morison

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