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Born: 1958-09-10
Profession: Director
Nation: American
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Honestly, as a director, at least for me, if I start doing the same thing over and over again, I'm going to get bored really quickly.

Tags: Again, Bored, Start

My reason for getting into the film business was a Spider-Man comic called 'The Night Gwen Stacy Died' when I was a kid; it changed my life.

Tags: Business, Life, Night

Spider-Man initially made me want to come to New York and work for Marvel; I wanted to be a comic book artist.

Tags: Book, Wanted, Work

I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope.

Tags: Hope, Movies, Understand

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.

Tags: Fear, Holy, Service

I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence.

Tags: Enjoy, Purpose, Whole

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Tags: Goal, May, Obstacles

These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.

Tags: Arms, Men, Unskilled

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

Tags: History, Old, Sun

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

Tags: Execution, Maps, Voyage

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

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Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

Tags: Gold, Treasure, Wishes

I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.

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

Tags: Air, April, Breathe

Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

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Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.

Tags: Found, Morning, Tomorrow

After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.

Tags: After, Doubt, Single

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.

Tags: Great, Purpose, Truth

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

Tags: Keep, Purpose, Write

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.

Tags: Desire, Done, Here

I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we coasted along, ran from east to west more than ten leagues.

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I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses.

Tags: Board, Glass, Ten

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.

Tags: Less, Might, True

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 leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.

Tags: Morning, Night, Off
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