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• Everyone cares for disabled people, right? What they don't care for are genuine civil rights for disabled people. MARY JOHNSON tells the tortuous, enraging story of how Congress enacted a law that instead of protecting against discrimination has turned 'the disabled' into a political punching bag.

  William Greider

  Rights, Law, People

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• My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked.

  Michael Caine

  Nice, Hero, Dark

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• But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.

  David Bowie

  Thinking, Guy, Legacy

  "Rock's Heathen Speaks". Livewire Interview, www.concertlivewire.com. June 16, 2002.

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• The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Player, Best Players

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• I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

  Charles Barkley

  Basketball, Sports, Smell

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• Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will.

  Stephen Ambrose

  Powerful, Men, Broken

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• I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.

  Stephen Ambrose

  President, Andrew, Worst

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• What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call me that all the time - it's no big deal. So, whether it's The Rock or Dwayne Johnson, in terms of being recognised I just think that the goal is to be recognised as a good actor. I don't put much thought or weight into the name, or the name change, or what it is, or what does it mean? It's just a nickname.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Mean, Thinking, Names

  Source: movieweb.com

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• I grew up knowing [Jack Johnson], surfing with him.

  Donavon Frankenreiter

  Knowing, Surfing, Grew Up

  Source: www.hamptons.com

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• [Jack Johnson]gave me my whole start in music, which was the coolest thing ever.

  Donavon Frankenreiter

  Whole

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• The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.

  Paul Johnson

  Leader, Inspire, President

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• I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.

  Michael Gove

  Team, Tasks, Conclusion

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• [Lyndon Baines Johnson ] technique in negotiation would be that he'd lean into you and take away your personal space, it didn't matter your party affiliation when he was trying to convince you of something.

  Jay Roach

  Party, Space, Trying

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• We now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. "L.B.J." should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.

  Barry Goldwater

  Light, White, House

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• I was introduced to Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. The young Congressman was very friendly.

  Erich Leinsdorf

  Friendly, Lyndon B Johnson, Young

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• I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

  Anushka Sharma

  Beach, Boys, Rocks

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• Age could not wither nor custom stale her infinite monotony: in fact, neither Age nor Custom could do anything (as they said, their voices rising) with the American novelist Gertrude Johnson.

  Randall Jarrell

  Voice, Age, Novelists

  Randall Jarrell (2010). “Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy”, p.9, University of Chicago Press

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• I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. Truman had first proposed Medicare, but couldn't get it through.

  Helen Thomas

  Independence, Bills, Firsts

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• I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were.

  Sally Quinn

  Years, People, Crowds

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• Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results.

  Thomas Sowell

  War, Kids, Defense

  Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.98, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war.

  Salman Rushdie

  War, Vietnam

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• Rian Johnson's 'Looper' is inventive, entertaining, and thought-provoking in every way a movie can be. It is in fact the kind of movie that reminds us why we watch them and make them, a beautifully told story that deserves to be not only remembered, but acknowledged for its writing.

  Jason Reitman

  Writing, Thought Provoking, Watches

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• That was like the best start I could've had, the best way I could've started in the music scene. I owe [Jack Johnson] a lot for the beginning of my career and setting me off on the right path, and that's the coolest thing that ever could've happened.

  Donavon Frankenreiter

  Careers, Way, Path

  "INTERVIEW: Donavon Frankenreiter On How Jack Johnson Jumpstarted His Career, His East End Return And More". Interview with Ali Friedlander, www.hamptons.com.

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• [Jack Johnson] became a superstar and started his own record label, and then he made and produced my first record, he co-wrote the songs on there, and then he let me open up for him for two years all around the world. And that was like the best start I could've had, the best way I could've started in the music scene.

  Donavon Frankenreiter

  Song, Years, Two

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• I talk with Gary [Johnson] every other day, we're on different coasts usually but we keep in touch and - yeah, no I do not agree with that release.

  William Weld

  Different, Release, Yeah

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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