#mad

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#always #appearance #especially #good #guest

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. ↗

— John H. Johnson

#better #change #get #i #insulted

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. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#big enough #bigger #demands #enough #every

The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#business #cia #families #family #into

I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better. ↗

— Nick Johnson

#drafted #even #happy #i #just

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet. ↗

— Randy Johnson

#became #crowd #down #else #everybody

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#anticipation #change #happy #itself #life

There are charms made only for distant admiration. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#charms #distant #made #only

When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym for practice, do exactly what Chow told me to do, go home, come back and start all over again. If Chow told me to do 50 squat jumps, I did 50 squat jumps. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#back #coach #come #decisions #did

I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#coming #crazy #good #good place #i