It may be, it just may be, that life as we know it with its humanity is more unique than many have thought. Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes From Lyndon B. Johnson The poor suffer twice at the rioter's hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood; second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to one of hostility and resentment. Lyndon B. Johnson atmosphere suffering hands Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't walk and chew gum at the same time.... He's a nice fellow, but he spent too much time playing football without a helmet. Lyndon B. Johnson nice dumb football I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. Lyndon B. Johnson nominations presidential party As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor? Lyndon B. Johnson diversity stars men No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn. Lyndon B. Johnson our-generation quitting generations It is happily and kindly provided that in every life there are certain pauses, and interruptions, which force consideration upon the careless, and seriousness upon the light, points of time where one course of action ends and another begins. Lyndon B. Johnson light action happy-life We come to reason, not to dominate. We do not seek to have our way, but to find a common way. Lyndon B. Johnson unity common way You know when you're milking a cow and you have all that foamy white milk in the bucket and you're just about through, when all of a sudden the cow switches her tail through a pile of manure and slaps it into that foamy white milk. That's Bill Fulbright. Lyndon B. Johnson buckets white tails 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 entrepreneur bed men The best fertilizer for a piece of land is the footprints of its owner. Lyndon B. Johnson pieces garden land It's too bad, but the way American people are, now that they have all this capability, instead of taking advantage of it, they'll probably just piss it all away. Lyndon B. Johnson apollo people way We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man. Lyndon B. Johnson luxury birthday men Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. Lyndon B. Johnson israel spiritual america I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world. Lyndon B. Johnson men mean people Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity. Lyndon B. Johnson patriotic education opportunity Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time. Lyndon B. Johnson fog dumb time A man can take a little bourbon without getting drunk, but if you hold his mouth open and pour in a quart, he's going to get sick on it. Lyndon B. Johnson drunk sick men 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 environmental water civilization We must open the doors of opportunity. We must equip our people to walk through those doors. Lyndon B. Johnson education opportunity doors This nation, this generation, in this hour has man's first chance to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor. Lyndon B. Johnson society men life
