Bird Johnson
Bird Johnson
believe eye society
I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.
flower color cities
Flowers in the city are like lipstick on a woman-it just makes you look better to have a little color.
nature land texas
Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont.
responsibility past opportunity
The challenge we now face is to build on the record of the past, to continue accepting new responsibilities and seeking new opportunities to serve.
book reading thought-provoking
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
renewal site thirst
Every living person and thing responds to beauty. We all thirst for it. We receive strength and renewal by seeing stirring and satisfying sites.
laughter book inspiration
For me, books have been a life-long resource-to learning, laughter, solace, excitement, inspiration. At your library, the world awaits you, free for the asking.
fear business women
The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
children government tree
There is much the government can do and should do to improve the environment. But even more important is the individual who plants a tree or cleans a corner of neglect. For it is the individual who himself benefits, and also protects a heritage of beauty for his children and future generations.
heart home long-ago
My heart found its home long ago in the beauty, mystery, order and disorder of the flowering earth. I wanted future generations to be able to savor what I had all my life.
breakup stronger able
Walk away from it until you're stronger, All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able to cope.
stress adventure littles
A little stress and adventure is good for you, if nothing else, just to prove you are alive.
snow thrill growing
When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I'll know I'm growing old.
men thinking wildflowers
Some may wonder why I chose wildflowers when there are hunger and unemployment and the big bomb in the world. Well, I, for one, think we will survive, and I hope that along the way we can keep alive our experience with the flowering earth. For the bounty of nature is also one of the deep needs of man.