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
If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.
Poverty only tries men's souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart.
Any man who will cheat for you will cheat against you.
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.
It feels great (to play). Better than sitting at home watching it in my basement.
Son, always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time.
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one
When you love the game you love to get as much playing time as you can. I'll take all they'll give to me.
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.
It's like when you know something bad is coming. You know it's coming, so you brace for it. But then when it comes, it's still somehow worse than you expected.
It's been more disappointing than frustrating. To make sure I'm back in playing shape was one of my goals for the preseason, and being injured, I haven't been able to do that.
It's just T.O. being T.O. It's just him talking.
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.