Quote by Christopher Columbus
Our Lord unlocked my mind, sent me upon the sea, and gave me fire for the deed. Those who heard of my enterprise called it foolish, mocked me, and laughed. But who can doubt but that the Holy Ghost inspired me?
Author: Christopher Columbus, Source: Columbus, Don Quixote of the Seas, translated by Eric Sutton [Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1930], pp. 19-20