Lyndon B. Johnson Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Lyndon B. Johnson quotes, Lyndon B. Johnson sayings, and Lyndon B. Johnson proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

No national sovereignty rules in outer space. Those who venture there go as envoys of the entire human race. Their quest, therefore, must be for all mankind, and what they find should belong to all mankind. Lyndon B. Johnson
THe world has narrowed to a neighborhood before it has broadened to a brotherhood. Lyndon B. Johnson
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim. Lyndon B. Johnson
We must not only protect the countryside and save it from destruction, we must restore what has been destroyed and salvage the beauty and charm of our cities. Lyndon B. Johnson
The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance. Each man and woman, and each nation must make decisions of conscience and policy in the face of this great problem. Lyndon B. Johnson
Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance. Lyndon B. Johnson
Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam. Lyndon B. Johnson
Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation. Lyndon B. Johnson
What's necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she is having her own way. Second, let her have it. Lyndon B. Johnson
He's a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off. Lyndon B. Johnson
They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do. Lyndon B. Johnson
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. Lyndon B. Johnson