Sam Rayburn Quotes (27 Quotes)

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

It's like when you know something bad is coming. You know it's coming, so you brace for it. But then when it comes, it's still somehow worse than you expected.

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.

I will not deny that there are men in the district better qualified than I to go to Congress, but gentlemen, these men are not in the race.

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

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

If you want to get along, go along.

Don't try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about. . .

We always end up having a good rotation. We make sure we keep fresh legs on the field. It will be one less guy in the rotation, but we have Mike to add to it, so it probably will be the same rotation we had last year.

I like power and I like to use it.

When you love the game you love to get as much playing time as you can. I'll take all they'll give to me.

(My parents) were supposed to fly here this afternoon and they couldn't get to the airport.

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

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

It's been more disappointing than frustrating. To make sure I'm back in playing shape was one of my goals for the preseason, and being injured, I haven't been able to do that.

To save something each month develops self-control. This power frees one from fear and gives abiding courage. (Samuel Taliaferro

Its not much different. Its still the same personality. Were still blue-collar guys. Its just one less soldier out there.

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.

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

Wait a minute.

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

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

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.

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

We have a really deep tackle corps. It's definitely a vote of confidence for the defensive line, but it's also a letdown. Corey was a good guy to have around. He was a good personality, and we're going to miss him.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it.