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Rayburn Quotes & Sayings

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No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. — Sam Rayburn

There are no degrees in honorableness. You either are or you aren't. — Sam Rayburn

Poverty only tries men's souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart. — Sam Rayburn

Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions. — Sam Rayburn

If you want to get along, go along. — Sam Rayburn

Don't ever talk until you know what you are talking about. — Sam Rayburn

Any man who will cheat for you will cheat against you. — Sam Rayburn

Trying to find my way around the Rayburn building is always a challenge. Combining my poor sense of direction with a confusing design is not good. — Gregg Harper

Son, always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time. — Sam Rayburn

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one. — Sam Rayburn

Readiness for opportunity makes for success. Opportunity often comes by accident; readiness never does. — Sam Rayburn

I like power and I like to use it. — Sam Rayburn

You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. — Sam Rayburn

Let the other fellow get the headlines. I'll take the laws. — Sam Rayburn

A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one. — Sam Rayburn

And then you run. Because the only thing worse than her being gone is that you're still here. — Tricia Rayburn

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. — Sam Rayburn

You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said. — Sam Rayburn

When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.' — Sam Rayburn

Sam Rayburn on LBJ's recuperation from his heart attack: It would kill him if he relaxed. — Robert A. Caro

Son, if you can't take their money, drink their whiskey, screw their women, and then vote against 'em, you don't deserve to be here. — Sam Rayburn

There's no education in the second kick of a mule — Sam Rayburn

If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is. — Sam Rayburn

They may be just as intelligent as you say. But I'd feel a helluva lot better if just one of them had ever run for sheriff. — Sam Rayburn

Any jackass can kick down a barn. It takes a carpenter to build on. — Sam Rayburn

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice. — Sam Rayburn

The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand. — Robert A. Caro

Dont try to go too fast. Learn your job. Dont ever talk until you know what youre talking about. If you want to get along, go along. — Sam Rayburn