Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Life has more imagination than We carry in our dreams.

Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of the others.

It is easy to discover what another has discovered before.

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have hitherto no certain evidence that any one has gone.

You may not be able to change the world for the better, but the world is able to change you for the worst, don't give them the rock you stand on.

...when the pain subsides the grief remains.

It really hurts when I see two good friends arenot talking to each other from long ago. Life isjust for once. There are so many arguments youcan win with but you are gonna lose the person

Not every puzzle is intended to be solved. Some are in place to test your limits. Others are, in fact, not puzzles at all...

Problems come few and far between in the life of a proactive person.

Managers are encouraged to focus on complex initiatives like reengineering or learning organizations, without spending time on the basics.

Apparently I'm introspective... levelheaded... but at the same time, absolutely insane.

I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe that.

I see myself as anybody, as everybody; I'm not just telling the story of my life to give the reader a picture of who I am.

I grew up being fascinated by accents and dialects. One of the things that interested me were actors that were doing different characters, or sort of more caricatures.