Butler/background

Famous quotes containing the words butler and/or background:

    But is there any comfort to be found?
    Man is in love and loves what vanishes,
    What more is there to say?
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    I had many problems in my conduct of the office being contrasted with President Kennedy’s conduct in the office, with my manner of dealing with things and his manner, with my accent and his accent, with my background and his background. He was a great public hero, and anything I did that someone didn’t approve of, they would always feel that President Kennedy wouldn’t have done that.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)