The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.
From Lyndon B. Johnson
You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.
A man can take a little bourbon without getting drunk, but if you hold his mouth open and pour in a quart, he's going to get sick on 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.
Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television with the communication media. I don't think the press has understood me.
To conclude that women are unfitted to the task of our historic society seems to me the equivalent of closing male eyes to female facts.
There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.
Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.
When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
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