John H. Johnson
John H. Johnson
John Harold Johnsonwas an American businessman and publisher. He was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company. In 1982, he became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth19 January 1918
CountryUnited States of America
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It's when you find the sweet spot on the bat. Good wood is when you can feel the ball jump right off the bat. It sounds perfect. Solid.
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Retirement is not in this company's vocabulary. If you are well and able to work, you can stay at the company and that's what I plan to do.
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Men and women are limited not by the place of their birth, not by the color of their skin, but by the size of their hope.
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The players are stronger than a year ago, ... They have a good work ethic, and we have good senior leadership. That is a big plus.
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Failure is a word that I simply don't accept.
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It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.
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What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.
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Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.
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It's not what the dream is but what the dream does.
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All have disappointments, all have times when it isn't worthwhile.
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I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.
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There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars.
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I believe that living on the edge, living in and through your fear, is the summit of life, and that people who refuse to take that dare condemn themselves to a life of living death.
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Failure is a word I don't accept.