Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.”

“When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn't know it had a name.”

“There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.”

“I feel like I just grabbed a big juicy worm with a right sharp hook in the middle of it.”

“The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.”

“We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man.”

“Only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. One is to let her think she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.”

“Whoever won't fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.”

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

“When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.”