Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or building:
“If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“The limits of prudence: one cannot jump out of a burning building gradually.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)