"I have always read that the world, both land and water, was spherical, as the authority and researches of Ptolemy and all the others who have written on this subject demonstrate and prove, as do the eclipses of the moon and other experiments that are made from east to west, and the elevation of the North Star from north to south."

-- Christopher Columbus

#Stars Quotes #Moon Quotes #Land Quotes

“Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black?”
“Are not gross bodies and light convertible into one another; and may not bodies receive much of their activity from the particles of light which enter into their composition? The changing of bodies into light, and light into bodies, is very conformable to the course of Nature, which seems delighted with transmutations.”
“The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.”
“I've nothing against anyone following their dreams - but not if they're crap.”

Source : "No pain no fame" by Caroline Sullivan, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2002.
“I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services.”
“We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His kingdom come.”
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.”

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