Quotes by Sam Rayburn

I like power and I like to use it.

#Power

Leadership must be established from the top down.

#Leadership

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have...

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn

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

#Sam Rayburn