Johnson Quotes · Page 7

I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of…

— George Galloway

But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his…

— David Bowie

Dr Johnson said, the inscription should have been in Latin, as every thing intended to be universal and permanent, should be.

— James Boswell

When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to…

— Erich Leinsdorf

Originally, John Kennedy was going to come speak, and then Lyndon Johnson. Because it was October of '62, neither made it because…

— David Maraniss

There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great…

— Snoop Dogg

I'm not supposed to know what's going on. But I can tell you this, I won't be standing around scratching my head…

— John Avery

No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much…

— Abraham Lincoln

I sleep each night a little better, a little more confidently, because Lyndon Johnson is my president. For I know he lives…

— Jack Valenti

There are very few films that I've ever seen in my life that would be as silent or vacant as something like…

— Kiefer Sutherland

I believe Johnson understood that the reason was Vietnam. I also believe that he felt that if there was a way to…

— Lew Wasserman

When I went off to college, I went believing I was a Republican. And actually I was president of Young Republicans for…

— Hillary Clinton

It is profoundly important to honor President Johnson's historic contributions to justice and democracy - and to appreciate how hard he fought…

— Marc Veasey

[Lyndon Baines Johnson ] technique in negotiation would be that he'd lean into you and take away your personal space, it didn't…

— Jay Roach

Truman fired the popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur because he disobeyed orders in the Korean War. Johnson knew that he had reached the…

— Helen Thomas

President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Unlike those theists who at least pay lip service to science and scientific method, Johnson is out to convict science of fraud…

— Victor J. Stenger

Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.

— Robert Dallek

Well, Hale was one of the first people who suggested to President Johnson that there should be a commission.

— Lindy Boggs

I think there's almost an expectation that it should be Theresa [May] and Boris [Johnson]. I think they'd be real surprise if…

— Nigel Evans

I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

— John Salley

I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said,…

— Jayson Williams

Lyndon Johnson believed the poor deserved a better life than the economy was providing them. He thought private power and greed had…

— Bill Moyers

President Kennedy knew every agent by name. President Johnson knew many of us, but not as many as President Kennedy, probably.

— Clint Hill

Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I…

— Adam McKay

I'd put the most money on Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson - and not just because we'll probably still be waiting…

— David Edelstein

Jamie Foley - he's a very different energy to [director] Sam [Taylor-Johnson]. The whole experience was actually quite different.

— Jamie Dornan

I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.

— Michael Gove

Great news for Pres Obama. He watched football all weekend and tomorrow he will receive the Heisman trophy. Next week he's going…

— Michael Waltrip

Elizabeth A. Johnson explains that including divine female symbols and images not only challenges the dominance of male images but also calls…

— Sue Monk Kidd

I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.

— Brian O'Driscoll

Rarely in my 45 years as a civil rights lawyer have I been so angry about an injustice as I am about…

— Morris Dees

I think Kirk Johnson is a more exciting fighter than Chris Byrd. A lot of people agree with me when it comes…

— Lennox Lewis

For his sake I'm sorry that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil, but for our sake and the sake of…

— Moby

I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for…

— Earl Campbell

I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson.

— James Boswell

My mother missed having dinner with Lyndon Johnson because she couldn't find the right hat to wear. While my father went off…

— Emilio Estevez

You think I love flattery (says Dr. Johnson), and so I do; but a little too much always disgusts me: that fellow…

— Samuel Johnson

We did make use, from time to time, of candles, neckties, scarves, shoelaces, a little water-color paintbrush, her hairbrush, butter, whipped cream,…

— Spider Robinson

Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here…

— George Smathers