Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburnwas a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history. He is one of six Speakers to serve more than one non-consecutive term, and the only Democrat to do so. Along with Henry Clay, he is one of only two to serve three different terms as Speaker. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 January 1882
CountryUnited States of America
It?s not much different. It?s still the same personality. We?re still blue-collar guys. It?s just one less soldier out there.
Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it.
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
There's no education in the second kick of a mule
When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.
Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.
We always end up having a good rotation. We make sure we keep fresh legs on the field. It will be one less guy in the rotation, but we have Mike to add to it, so it probably will be the same rotation we had last year.