1491 Chapter 4 Quotes & Sayings

Public instruction should be the first object of government. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The door wasn't closing. Shiloh's spirit opened up as she considered the possibilities. — Stacy Hawkins Adams

When you look at a guy like a Jay-Z or look at a guy like a Nas, you don't necessarily qualify them as conscious rap purely, although they are extremely conscious of the social inequities that prevail. — Michael Eric Dyson

I live in New York and travel all over the world on a regular basis. — Reem Acra

One curve I'll always remember was when I was pitching for Pittsburgh. Terry Kennedy was a young player with St. Louis. I threw him an 0-2 curve and it snapped. Terry's reaction was to swing straight down, like he was chopping the plate with an axe. It was the last out of the inning. After I ran off the mound, I looked over at the St. Louis dugout. There were players rolling around on the floor, laughing. Poor Terry. I'll have to admit that was a hell of a curveball. — Bert Blyleven

The Patriot Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, gaps that terrorists exploited when they attacked us. — George W. Bush

A little bit of laughter and an occasional adult beverage never hurt nobody. — Erica Tazel

As for inflicting our sorrow on other people, one does not want to go around blathering and crying all the time. But perhaps it is our gift to others to trust them enough to share our feelings with them. It may help them deal with some of their own. — Martha Whitmore Hickman

In 2010, I created World Central Kitchen as a way to try and help find solutions to many of the food issues we face. — Jose Andres

After the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanians were crazed with happiness. People who never met each other before hugged each other in the streets - convinced that tomorrow things would look different. Then came the many disappointments. — Octavian Paler

I think it's cool to be smart, and I think it's sexy to be smart. — Stacey Farber

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. — Andre Gide

It had been a war of kingly poisons, in the air, in the memory, in the blood. — Sebastian Barry

They'll be black because that's the way they're seen. Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, Halle Berry, have all known that. Will that change? Don't hold your breath. — Andrew Hacker