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
John H. Johnson quotes about
american-businessman company plan retirement stay
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.
ladders cry curse
When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.
something-you-love profession ought
You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.
knowledge relief idiot
What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.
american-businessman change insulted opportunity people persuade
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.
american-businessman failure simply word
Failure is a word that I simply don't accept.