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.

  • -- William Jennings Bryan 威廉·詹宁斯·布莱恩

我们没有理由相信人是低等动物的后裔,正如我们没有理由相信一座富丽堂皇的大厦是一座小别墅的后裔一样。

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I realize we're not promised tomorrow. Believe me, I realize that. But if God blesses me and lets me stay, I love my life so much, it is such a good life. I am eager to throw myself at His feet, but I don't want to get on the first busload that is going.

我知道我们明天没有约定。相信我,我知道。但如果上帝保佑我,让我留下来,我很爱我的生活,这是如此美好的生活。我很想拜倒在他的石阶上,但是我不想搭上第一班车。

For some reason, I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.

出于某种原因,我就是没有那种能力因为要去见人而感到尴尬。如果朋友们想约某人出去,我甚至会为他们这样做。

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

种族隔离在白人的压迫下是错误的,我相信在黑人的要求下仍然是错误的。

Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.

不讲道理的人是偏执狂,不会讲道理的人是傻瓜,不敢讲道理的人是奴隶。