Bird Johnson
Bird Johnson
believe children
Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
children mean air
Though the word beautification makes the concept sound merely cosmetic, it involves much more: clean water, clean air, clean roadsides, safe waste disposal and preservation of valued old landmarks as well as great parks and wilderness areas. To me … beautification means our total concern for the physical and human quality we pass on to our children and the future.
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.
children believe kids
Encourage & support your kids because "Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
ought remain
A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
american-firstlady art beyond immediate man nor
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
elected lady public servant unpaid
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
jobs husband wife
I have learned something about the job of being the President's wife. She is not chosen by anyone except her husband and she really has no obligations except to him.
running disappointment pumpkin
The coach has turned into a pumpkin and the mice have all run away.
opportunity unique vantage-point
I was keenly aware that I had a unique opportunity, a front row seat, on an unfolding story and nobody else was going to see it from quite the vantage point that I saw it.
media news
No news at 4:30 a.m. is good.
self important towns
I love Washington, but it is a self-important town.
heart stuff wildflowers
Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!