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In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.

In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Firsts, Agents, World
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1967). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966”, p.161, Best Books on

We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Lbj, Guardian, Gates
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1967). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966”, p.794, Best Books on

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, Water, Environmental
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1970). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969”, p.1131, Best Books on

This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Mother, Father, Parent
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1966). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965”, p.593, Best Books on

Every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have to ensure that right.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Citizens, Denial, Vote
Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Voting Legislation, delivered 15 March 1965, Washington, D.C.

There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Heart, People, Envy

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
Moving, Eye, President

I dont believe in labels. I want to do the best I can, all the time. I want to be progressive without getting both feet off the ground at the same time. I want to be prudent without having my mind closed to anything that is new or different. I have often said that I was proud that I was a free man first and an American second, and a public servant third and a Democrat fourth, in that order, and I guess as a Democrat, if I had to takeplace a label on myself, I would want to be a progressive who is prudent.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Believe, Men, Feet
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.368, Best Books on

In Asia we face an ambitious and aggressive China, but we have the will and we have the strength to help our Asian friends resist that ambition. Sometimes our folks get a little impatient. Sometimes they rattle their rockets some, and they bluff about their bombs. But we are not about to send American boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Home, Ambition, Boys
Speech at Akron University, Akron, Ohio, 21 Oct. 1964

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Life, Courage, Fear

John ain't been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Suits, Damn, American Politics

President Can't Swim.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Swimming, Swim, President
"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

I am a compromiser and maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democracy, Trying, Way

Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!

Lyndon B. Johnson
Aids, Alamo, Damn

We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Brotherhood, World, Neighborhood

There are some, I know, who see beautification as a frill, as an extra, or as something that is luxurious enough to postpone. Well, they make me impatient because I am convinced that beauty and order in our environment are not frills. I am convinced that they are urgent necessities because they will determine whether our grandchildren can live in a decent land or whether they will be surrounded by glittering junkheaps.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Future, Grandchildren, Order
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1970). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969”, p.459, Best Books on

Jack was out kissing babies while I was out passing bills. Someone had to tend the store.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Baby, Kissing, Bills

Today, 8 million adult Americans, more than the entire population of Michigan, have not finished 5 years of school. Nearly 20 million have not finished 8 years of school. Nearly 54 million - more than one-quarter of all America - have not even finished high school.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Education, School, America
The Great Society, delivered 22 May 1964, Ann Arbor, MI

You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Cowboy, Baptists, Might

At the desk where I sit, I have learned one great truth. The answer for all our national problems - the answer for all the problems of the world - come to a single word. That word is "education."

Lyndon B. Johnson
Educational, Answers, World

What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Integrity, Believe, Winning

He's a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Football, Nice, Guy

I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Storm, Hail, Caught

Let us close the springs of racial poison. Let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. Let us lay aside irrelevant differences and make our nation whole.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Wise, Spring, Heart
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.844, Best Books on

The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Land, Immigration, Culture
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1967). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966”, p.1039, Best Books on