The quotations of

William Jennings Bryan

American politician

1860–1925

13 quotes, most often on Science and Money.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
“America’s Mission”, speech delivered by the leader of the Democratic Party at the Washington Day banquet given by the Virginia Democratic Association at Washington, D.C., (22 February 1899), as published in The Book of Public Speaking (Vol. 2)
- Motivation & Goals
A University of Chicago professor said the greatest day in the world was when a water puppy crawled out on land and decided to stay. The water puppy, he said, went on to become a man. If he proves that, I am willing to give up Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Day, and to celebrate Water Puppy Day.
- Holidays
- Science
I believe one of the reasons so many do not get a higher education is the fear of their parents that they will lose more morally than they will receive mentally.
- Education
- Morality
On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
- Thanksgiving
Scientists make a guess and call it a hypothesis. ‘Guess’ is too short a word for a professor.
- Science
Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.
- Comedy
No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
- Money
The humblest citizen of all the land; when clad in the armour of a righteous cause; is stronger than all the hosts of Error.
Cross of Gold (1896)
- Virtue
The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
- Christianity
An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Cross of Gold (1896)
- Money
- Politics
You cannot judge a man’s life by the success of a moment, by the victory of an hour, or even by the results of a year. You must view his life as a whole.
“The Law and the Gospel” (1896)
- Success
Character is the entity, the individuality of the person, shining from every window of the soul, either as a beam of purity, or as a clouded ray that betrays the impurity within.
Address at Illinois College (1881)
- Character

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