It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and always gaining
Lyndon B. JohnsonI taught school in the early days of my manhood and I think I know something about mothers. There is a thread of aspiration that runs strong in them. It is the fiber that has formed the most unselfish creatures who inhabit this earth. They want three things only; for their children to be fed, to be healthy, and to make the most of themselves.
Lyndon B. JohnsonFor me, it is a deep personal tragedy. I know that the world shares the sorrow that Mrs. Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's.
Lyndon B. JohnsonYou have your own difficulties. We watch, with friendly confidence in your capacity to merge differences in the grand dream of Canadian design.
Lyndon B. JohnsonEvery citizen, regardless of his race, creed, or color, is entitled to equal justice.
Lyndon B. JohnsonWe need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives of public servants. . . If we who serve free men today are to differ from the tyrants of this age, we must balance the powers in our hands with God in our hearts.
Lyndon B. Johnson