Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or village:
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“When a village ceases to be a community, it becomes oppressive in its narrow conformity. So one becomes an individual and migrates to the city. There, finding others likeminded, one re- establishes a village community. Nowadays only New Yorkers are yokels.”
—Paul Goodman (1911–1972)