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Famous Sam Rayburn Quotes
“No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.”
Source: Speak, Mister Speaker
“Poverty only tries men's souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart.”
“If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.”
Source: Speak, Mister Speaker
“Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.”
“When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.”
“There are no degrees in honorableness. You either are or you aren't.”
“Let the other fellow get the headlines. I'll take the laws.”
“Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about...”
“Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.”