I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men–and closes its hearts to none.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONAmbition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition. Well, they are still radical ideas.
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John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.
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As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?
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Any man who’s not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.
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I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.
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It’s the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.
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I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.
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The job, of course, will never be finished. For a nation, as for an individual, education is a perpetually unfinished journey, a continuing process of discovery.
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I want real loyalty. I want someone who will kiss my ass in Macy’s window, and say it smells like roses.
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Of course, I may go into a strange bedroom every now and then that I don’t want you to write about, but otherwise you can write everything.
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
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I’m the only president you’ve got.
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