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Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?

~Bell Hooks

Topics: Affirm Color Columbus Contemporary Dimensions Imperialist Legacy Male Many Men Patriarchy Refusal Thinkers Why

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I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer and, not surprisingly, a fervid Nixon-hater.

~Bob Gunton

Topics: Adoring Blue-Collar Catholic Columbus Democrat Father Knight Organizer Son Surprisingly Trade Trade Union Union Who

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I like Columbus, Ohio, because it's Pleasantville for real. They have the nicest white people I have ever met, and I mean that!

~Bobby Lee

Topics: Because Columbus Ever Like Mean Met Nicest Ohio People Real White

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My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

~Brian Mcbride

Topics: Championship Club Columbus Crew Cup Get Goals Here Round Second Team Win World World Cup

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The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the moon, but of another planet - this leader will have a legacy for history that will supersede Columbus, Genghis Khan or almost any recognized leader.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Almost Another Any Begin Columbus Commitment Earth History Humans Khan Leader Legacy Living Makes Moon Organization Permanent Planet Recognized Who Will

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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

~Carl Sagan

Topics: Also Brothers Clown Columbus Does Fact Geniuses Imply Laughed Some Were Who Wright Wright Brothers

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In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.

~Charles Kendall Adams

Topics: Columbus Era Every Evident Fire Had Heart New New Era Old Old World Parts Well World

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I grew up in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, in the early '90s, and hospitals and doctor's offices offered to x-ray candy. I was 7 or 8. The day after Halloween, my brother and I were sorting all of our candy, and my mom asked if she could have a piece of my gum. She put the gum in her mouth, bit down, and there was a shard of metal in it!

~Cory Michael Smith

Topics: After Asked Bit Brother Candy Columbus Could Day Doctor Down Early Grew Gum Halloween Her Hospitals Metal Mom Mouth Offered Offices Ohio Our Piece Put She Suburb Up Were X-Ray

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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Alexander Columbus Conquer Discover Great History Inside Joy Mere Nations Need Neither Nor Oneself Only Question Struggle Work

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Chris Columbus was really interesting to watch how he works with children.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Children Chris Columbus He How Interesting Really Watch Works

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