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.
color limited men size women
Men and women are limited not by the place of their birth, not by the color of their skin, but by the size of their hope.
dream hard-work men
I would tell young people to start where they are with what they have and that the secret of a big success is starting with a small success and dreaming bigger and bigger dreams, I would tell them also that a young Black woman or a young Black man can't dream too much today or dare too much if he or she works hard, perseveres and dedicates themselves to excellence.
mean vision world
I'm convinced that the only way to get ahead in this world is to live and sell dangerously. You've got to live beyond your means. You've got to commit yourself to an act or vision that pulls you further than you want to go and forces you to use your hidden strengths.
success believe triumph
I believe the greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.
dream giving goal
Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.
smart opportunity people
Its 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.
ladders cry curse
When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.
dream thinking giving
If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there.
body calendars clock
There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars.
something-you-love profession ought
You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.
disappointment worthwhile
All have disappointments, all have times when it isn't worthwhile.
dream doe
It's not what the dream is but what the dream does.
knowledge relief idiot
What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.