[In 1902, lawyer-politician William Jennings Bryan came down from his hilltop home and delivered an oration.] Nothing but football is in order this day, ... You, Nebraska, can conquer.

Nothing but football is in order this day. You, Nebraska, can conquer.

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.

None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.

In a useful conversation... there is a double coincidence of wants. You have to be interested in what I have to say; I have to be interested in what you have to say. This is an important reason why people with conventional interests seem more socially intelligent. Even if they don't check whether their audience cares, it probably does.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.