Sam Rayburn [1882-1961] American Rank: 103 Politician
Truth
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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one. | | 101You'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. | Truth | 102No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. | | 103You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. | | 104If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is. | | 105Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one. | | 106Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions. | | 107Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations. | | 108When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.' | | 109If you want to get along, go along. | | 110The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. | | 111Son, always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time. | | 112I like power and I like to use it. | | 113A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice. | | 114 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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