Clint Hill Quotes
President Lyndon Johnson was very, very unpredictable. We never knew for sure what he is going to do next, and he preferred to have it that way; if he could do something as a complete surprise, that was his preference.
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My hatred is diamond-hard.
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The average person works at fifty percent or less of their potential. Your job is to unleash that extra fifty percent.
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President Lyndon Johnson was very, very unpredictable. We never knew for sure what he is going to do next, and he preferred to have it that way; if he could do something as a complete surprise, that was his preference.
