I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.
Lady Bird JohnsonAny committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
Lady Bird JohnsonThen there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.
Lady Bird JohnsonFlowers in the city are like lipstick on a woman-it just makes you look better to have a little color.
Lady Bird JohnsonWhile the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.
Lady Bird JohnsonMy special cause, the one that alerts my interest and quickens the pace of my life, is to preserve the wildflowers and native plants that define the regions of our land-to encourage and promote their use in appropriate areas, and thus help pass on to generation in waiting the quiet jobs and satisfactions I have known since my childhood.
Lady Bird Johnson