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. Johnson More Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes From Lyndon B. Johnson Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone's achievement. Lyndon B. Johnson achievementcongratulationsopportunity Democrats legislate; Republicans investigate. Lyndon B. Johnson democratconservativerepublican A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a sheet on his back and mask on his face. They are both more or less what the law declares them: lawbreakers, destroyers of constitutional rights and liberties and ultimately destroyers of a free America. Lyndon B. Johnson friendsfreedomwar Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen. Lyndon B. Johnson moneyeducationopportunity Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. Lyndon B. Johnson militaryinspiringpeace There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves. Lyndon B. Johnson unitytogetherrelationship 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 kissingloyaltyreal 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. Lyndon B. Johnson journeyeducationjobs Education will not cure all the problems of society, but without it no cure for any problem is possible. Lyndon B. Johnson curesproblemeducation I'm gonna hunker down like a jack rabbit in a dust storm Lyndon B. Johnson stormdustrabbits We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law. Lyndon B. Johnson writingcountrybook Did you ever think that making a speech on economy is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else. Lyndon B. Johnson hilariouswisdomfunny We have always believed that our people can stand on no higher ground than the school ground, or can enter any more hopeful room than the classroom. We blend time and faith and knowledge in our schools - not only to create educated citizens, but also to shape the destiny of this great Republic. Lyndon B. Johnson destinyeducationschool If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves. Lyndon B. Johnson presidentialgovernmentpurpose There are no favorites in my office. I treat them all with the same general inconsideration. Lyndon B. Johnson politicspoliticaloffice I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle. Lyndon B. Johnson battleflowermen The noblest search is the search for excellence. Lyndon B. Johnson businesssuccessmotivational You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. Lyndon B. Johnson governmentlightinspirational The prospect of penury in age is so gloomy and terrifying that every man who looks before him must resolve to avoid it; and it must be avoided generally by the science of sparing. For, though in every age there are some who, by bold adventures, or by favorable accidents, rise suddenly to riches, yet it is dangerous to indulge hopes of such rare events; and the bulk of mankind must owe their affluence to small and gradual profits, below which their expense must be resolutely reduced. Lyndon B. Johnson rare-eventsadventuremen The Organization of American States couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel. Lyndon B. Johnson bootsorganizationstupid
