![Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family, in recreation, in sports or in hobbies. It was almost as if the hole in his heart was so large that even the love of a family, without work, could not fill it.](/assets/img/quote-photos/years-of-concentration-solely-on-work-and-individual-success-meant-that-in-his-re.jpg)
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