But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

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.

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

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 craved to make my faith as real as possible, which meant being recklessly honest in His presence.

Leaders don't pray to God for money. They simply ask for His grace to solve problems. By solving problems, the money comes.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Only prisoners were ever granted easy passage into a prison.

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.

All of the good movies are based on how that story was told. And you cannot do it with a bad script, that's for sure, no matter who.

I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own mind and heart.

In ancient times men fought with their right arms and defended with their left arms... ...the right side of the body was considered masculine and the left side feminine.

I'm about to start working with a singer I met on my last trip: she'll get international exposure, and I'll have a song out in that market sung in Cantonese.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.