Freedom is not enough.

—Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. The 37th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Johnson was a Southern Democrat who represented Texas...

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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

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I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help—and God's.

—Lyndon B. Johnson

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In the long history of man, countless empires and nations have come and gone. Those which created no lasting works of art are reduced today to short footnotes in history's catalog. Art is a nation's most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as a Nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish. We in America have not always been kind to the artists and the scholars who are the creators and the keepers of our vision. Somehow, the scientists always seem to get the penthouse, while the arts and the humanities get the basement.

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We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

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If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.

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Low self-esteem is the belief that we are not good or worthy enough. It's a self-perception. You can be wealthy, beautiful, or well-liked by others and still don't feel good about yourself. The way other people perceive you doesn't affect your self-esteem. It's how you perceive yourself that matters.

—Yong Kang Chan in Empty Your Cup

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I've wasted a lot of time in my life. I've thought too much about what people will say or what they're gonna think. And sometimes it's over silly things like going to the grocery store or going to the post office. But there have been times when I really stopped myself from doing something special. All because I was scared someone might look at me and decide I wasn't good enough.

—Julie Murphy in Dumplin

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A lot of you cared, just not enough.

When we grow old, there can only be one regret—not to have given enough of ourselves.

—Eleonora Duse

I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.

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