"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 good hope of the advantages they would have. He added that it was useless to complain, he had come [to go] to the Indies, and so had to continue it until he found them, with the help of Our Lord."

-- Christopher Columbus

#Long Quotes #People Quotes #Complaining Quotes

“The best way to defend America in this world we live in is to stay on the offense.”
“Intellect is neither practical nor impractical; it is extra-practical.”
“Laura Bush went on national television during the week of my father's funeral and spoke out against embryonic stem cell research, pointing out that where Alzheimer's is concerned, we don't have proof that stem-cell treatment would be effective.”
“I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.”
“You know, I'm not ready to go anywhere. I still have more to do in Paramore.”
“I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.”

Source : Simone Elkeles (2011). “Perfect Chemistry”, p.332, Simon and Schuster
“To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan's egg.”
“There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.”

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