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

“Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven l...”

“For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorr...”

“There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.”

“Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow's problems flow.”

“World is not like what you see”

“What you see is what suffices you”

“...when they look at me, I so badly want to be who they see.”

“To become richer, earn more. To appear richer, move into a poorer neighborhood.”