Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONA 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.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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One hundred years ago, the slave was freed. One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin.
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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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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.
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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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Republicans simply don’t know how to manage the economy.
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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.
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There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.
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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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If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
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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.
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John ain’t been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.
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Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
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Ambition 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.
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I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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Light at the end of the tunnel? We don’t even have a tunnel; we don’t even know where the tunnel is.
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