I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life.


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I feel like God gave me the ability to play a game. I try to take it very seriously. I realize it...
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I'm a Christian guy, and when it comes to my priorities, it's the utmost. For me, just to ca...
ZACH JOHNSON
There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I'd suggest finding a place on the west s...
ZACH JOHNSON
Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot...
ZACH JOHNSON
Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course h...
ZACH JOHNSON
I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwe...
ZACH JOHNSON
Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, conten...
ZACH JOHNSON
The Zach Johnson Foundation, for my wife and I, is very much a part of what we do and why we do what...
ZACH JOHNSON
Early in the winter of 2002, I gave my life to the Lord. Before I was one, I always thought being a ...
ZACH JOHNSON
I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted...
ZACH JOHNSON
I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opp...
ZACH JOHNSON
When you're trying to accomplish lofty goals, and when you're attacking something of great m...
ZACH JOHNSON
I've got a great support system, starting with my wife and family, to my agent, my instructor, a...
ZACH JOHNSON
You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to se...
ZACH JOHNSON
I'm kind of a grinder. I'm a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights.
ZACH JOHNSON
I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of ...
ZACH JOHNSON
Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go...
ZACH JOHNSON
I like to look good on the golf course.
ZACH JOHNSON
Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.
SHAWN JOHNSON
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own...
SAMUEL JOHNSON
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship i...
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Love is only one of many passions.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
I don't care if I never see Texas again.
RAFER JOHNSON
I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the ...
RAFER JOHNSON
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us yea...
RAFER JOHNSON
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
RAFER JOHNSON
Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon.
RAFER JOHNSON
I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that ...
RAFER JOHNSON
I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing.
RAFER JOHNSON
So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do, except that the Hershey prog...
RAFER JOHNSON
The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opport...
RAFER JOHNSON
Through the program, they get the basics of what it takes to train.
RAFER JOHNSON
What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them ...
RAFER JOHNSON
I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the m...
RANDY JOHNSON
Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have ...
RANDY JOHNSON
I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and g...
RANDY JOHNSON
It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a f...
RANDY JOHNSON
I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me...
RANDY JOHNSON
When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
RANDY JOHNSON
I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was...
RANDY JOHNSON
I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I ...
RANDY JOHNSON
I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've got...
RANDY JOHNSON
The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
RANDY JOHNSON
I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
RANDY JOHNSON
People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at...
RANDY JOHNSON
When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
RANDY JOHNSON
Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I&#...
RANDY JOHNSON
I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to m...
RANDY JOHNSON
The definition of swagger, in my opinion, is you have to have that arrogance, that confidence that y...
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON
While waiting for a Moses to lead us into the promised land, we have forgotten how to walk.
WENDELL JOHNSON
I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
WALTER JOHNSON
Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe W...
WALTER JOHNSON
You can't hit what you can't see.
WALTER JOHNSON