Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I wanted to be a teacher, and was until the pay scale pushed me into the line of work that I am now in.

Remarks Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington

04/29/1964

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

You have gotten good government because you have insisted on it and because you have been active in it.

I want a prosperous nation, a proud nation, a peaceful nation.

For so long as there has been an America, there have been times when factions have risen up in our land.

Our strength is our surest shelter against war.