"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 heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished."

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Source : Charles Kendall Adams (1892). “Christopher Columbus: His Life and His Work”, New York : Dodd, Mead

Charles Kendall Adams

#Heart Quotes #Fire Quotes #World Quotes

“A rising tide doesn't raise people who don't have a boat. We have to build the boat for them. We have to give them the basic infrastructure to rise with the tide.”
“It would take an extremely large spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid that would be headed directly for the Earth.”

Source : "Nudging Killer Asteroids Off Course". "All Things Considered" with Nell Greenfieldboyce, www.npr.org. November 10, 2005.
“When I dance, I love the romance and sexiness of it, and love having it be clear to both dancers that the man leads! But the man has to know what he's doing!”
“Donald Trump enters office with historically low approval ratings, that's where the battle could get fought. If the country turns against him, his Republican adversaries could feel emboldened.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“The Upton Sinclair of today's global economy is Charles Kernaghan, the New York based muckraker most famous for his expose of sweatshops producing the Kathie Lee Gifford line of clothing for Wal-Mart.... The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights... has been a leader in exposing sweatshops, mounting corporate campaigns, and fighting for the rights of vulnerable workers.”
“What makes books - and with them writers - so dangerous that church and state, politburos and the mass media feel the need to oppose them?”
“There is a momentâ€”Oh, just before the first kiss, a whispered wordâ€”something that makes it worth while.”
“As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.”

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