As soon as the news of the Cabot voyages reached the King of Portugal he arranged to send an expedition of discovery to the far north-west, perhaps to find a northern sea route to Eastern Asia.
“You can say we're trying too hard or that we didn't try hard enough, but we're not trying at all; we're just doing what we do.”
“Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.”