The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.

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.

Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays.

New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with some suspicion as the country's most foreign.

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

A young city, Miami lacks the history, the roots, and the traditions of other major metropolitan areas. Everybody here is from someplace else.

I listen to John Mayer when I get ready. He's my calmer.

But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability.

We are free to change the world and start something new in it.

Impossible not to imagine the dead observing us. Our love for them a soft, shimmering gossamar that trails behind us.

People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.'

God's faithfulness means that God will always do what He said and fulfill what He has promised.