List of Sam Rayburn Quotes

Too Many Critics Mistake The Deliberations Of The Congress For Its Decisions.

A Damn Independent Boy; Independent As A Hog On Ice.

I Like Power And I Like To Use It.

When You Get Too Big A Majority, You're Immediately In Trouble.

Poverty Only Tries Men's Souls. It Is Loneliness That Breaks The Heart.

In My Many Years As A Representative In Congress It Is My Observation That The District That Is Best Represented Is The District That Is Wise Enough To Select A Man Of Energy, Intelligence, And Integrity And Reelects Him Year After Year. A Man Of This Type And Character Serves More Efficiently And Effectively The Longer He Is Returned By His People.

Let The Other Fellow Get The Headlines. I'll Take The Laws.

If A Man Has Common Sense, He Has All The Sense There Is.

Don't Ever Talk Until You Know What You're Talking About...

If You Want To Get Along, Go Along.

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.

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.