“There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferi...” — William Jennings Bryan Quote

“There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.”

“There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.”

“If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.”

“Anything that is impractical can be play. It's doing something other than what is necessary to continue living as an animal.”

“The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.”

“There has been so much underestimating of animal cognition that to perhaps overestimate it, as I probably do, is probably a healthy reaction.”