Every gift contains a danger. Whatever gift we have we are compelled to express. And if the expression of that gift is blocked, distorted, or merely allowed to languish, then the gift turns against us, and we suffer.
Lyndon B. JohnsonPeace does not come just because we wish for it. Peace must be fought for. It must be built stone by stone.
Lyndon B. JohnsonYou might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.
Lyndon B. JohnsonOf course, I may go into a strange bedroom every now and then that I don't want you to write about, but otherwise you can write everything.
Lyndon B. JohnsonI 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.
Lyndon B. JohnsonEvery child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake - but for the future of our nation's sake. Nothing matters more to the future of our country: not our military preparedness - for armed might is worthless if we lack the brainpower to build world peace; not our productive economy - for we cannot sustain growth without trained manpower; not our democratic system of government - for freedom is fragile if citizens are ignorant.
Lyndon B. Johnson