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When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others.

Lyndon B. Johnson

I’m the only president you’ve got.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Government Myself One Liner
Any man who’s not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Bed Entrepreneur Hungry Men Willing
A good president does with executive power what Pablo Picasso did with paint. He takes bills into new and slightly discomfiting territory. He puts extra eyes on policies. He moves the mouth of the Supreme Court from where it should be to where it must be.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Eyes Goodness Policy Power
A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Civilization Development Failure History Lesson Nation Planning Protection Ruin
Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Achievement Missing Opportunity Word
If you let a bully come in and chase you out of your front yard, he’ll be on your porch and the next day he’ll rape your wife in your own bed.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Himself Mental Oppression Sex Violence Wife Yourself
I want real loyalty. I want someone who will kiss my ass in Macy’s window, and say it smells like roses.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Kiss Loyalty Reality Relationship Rose
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.’
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Morning Oneself Reading
There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Ourselves Problem Relationship Togetherness Unity
To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Battle Creation Fight Knowledge Man Ourselves Sea Wealth Wild
If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Government People Purpose
Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Democracy Government Greatness Honesty Truth Weapon
In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

See Strength Way
In the Great Society, work shall be an outlet for mans interests and desires. Each individual shall have full opportunity to use his capacities in employment which satisfies personally and contributes generally to the quality of the Nations life.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Desire Life Man Opportunity Quality Satisfaction
…International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration…The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Citizenship Country Education Freedom Growth Ourselves Promise Responsibility
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

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