"And so by the fifteenth century, on..." - Quote by Dave Barry
And so by the fifteenth century, on October 8, the Europeans were looking for a new place to try to get to, and they came up with a new concept: the West.
More by Dave Barry
“In Los Angeles, the jury in the Reginald Denny Beating trial, after much thinking, concludes, that Person A is not necessarily trying to kill Person B just because Person A happens to very deliberately bash Person B's skull in with a brick. The verdict is applauded by scientists at the Tobacco Institute.”
“The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.”
“I'm happy to start on one topic and end on another one entirely, as long as it's funny.”
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“The new vulcanism is really a daring attempt to connect the present, incomprehensible world to a past, unknown one.”
“Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India.”
“My fellow Americans, let us take that first step. Let us...step back from the shadow of war and seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we, in this land, at this time, took the first step.”
More on Exploration
“But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask; why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?”
“Kick-start your brain. New ideas come from watching something, talking to people, experimenting, asking questions and getting out of the office!”
“Columbus discovered no isle or key so lonely as himself.”