Indies Quotes

39 quotes by 36 authors

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
I grew up in a school system . . . where nobody understood the meaning of learning disorder. In the West Indies, I was constantly… — Harry Belafonte
Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out… — Christopher Columbus
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
I'm well-travelled so I can see places coming up. I went to St. Croix in the West Indies at Christmas and it had been hit… — Melanie Brown
The Arabs understandably did everything they could to protect their monopoly. Coffee beans were treated before being shipped to ensure they were sterile and could… — Tom Standage
Clearly the West Indies are going to play their normal game, which is what they normally do — Tony Greig
HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in… — Ambrose Bierce
There are 100,000 artists on Pandora & 70% are indies; artists making $100K - $2 million. — Tim Westergren
Every schoolchild knows that Columbus set out across the sea to prove that the world was round. But the belief in a spherical earth had… — Ferdinand Columbus
Every new search is a voyage to the Indies, a quest for buried treasure, a journey to the end of the rainbow; and whether or… — Vincent Starrett
It was the Lord who put into my mind that fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies. All who… — Christopher Columbus
I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life hit… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal her Incomes. — Benjamin Franklin
The British merchants represented that they received some profit indeed from Virginia and South Carolina, as well as the West Indies; but as for the… — Ezra Stiles
Marcus Garvey was one of the first advocates of Black Power, and is still today the greatest spokesman ever to have been produced by the… — Walter Rodney
When I met my designs in the market of a remote village in the West Indies, or in the airport restaurant in Zurich, I felt… — Eva Zeisel
I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine,… — Brooke Burke
I did seven indies because the independent market used to be a lot better before all the stars were doing independents. As a beginning actor,… — Josh Holloway
If the glass there in front of me astounds me more than all the glasses I've seen in painting, and if I even think that… — Alberto Giacometti

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