1882-1961, American Representative
Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it.
Sam Rayburn – [Critics and Criticism]
If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.
Sam Rayburn – [Common Sense]
If you want to get along, go along.
Sam Rayburn – [Action]
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.
Sam Rayburn – [Leaders and Leadership]
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 – [Truth]