“Gus: And they don't even have a dalmatian here, Shawn. Shawn: Would you stop with the dalmatians already? Gus: I'm just saying. It would be nice to see one in its natural habitat. Shawn: They're not indigenous to firehouses, Gus.”— Anupam Nigam, Shawn Spencer, James Roday, imdb.com
“It is true that they looked upon any little thing that I gave them as a wonder, and they held our arrival to be a great marvel, believing that we came from heaven.”— Christopher Columbus, eada.lib.umd.edu
“We understood that they asked us if we had come from heaven. One old man came into the boat, and others cried out, in loud voices, to all the men and women, to come and see the men who had come from heaven, and to bring them to eat and drink. Many came, including women, each bringing something, givi…”— Christopher Columbus, eada.lib.umd.edu
“The people are very docile, and for the longing to possess our things, and not having anything to give in return, they take what they can get, and presently swim away.”— Christopher Columbus, eada.lib.umd.edu
“At three o’clock I sent the ship’s boat on shore for water, and the natives with good will showed my people where the water was, and they themselves brought the full casks down to the boat and did all they could to please us.”— Christopher Columbus, eada.lib.umd.edu
“They go as naked as when their mothers bore them, and so do the women, although I did not see more than one young girl. All I saw were youths, none more than thirty years of age. They are very well made, with very handsome bodies, and very good countenances. Their hair is short and coarse, almost li…”— Christopher Columbus, americanyawp.com