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

I never did take a dollar of it. His home in Texas now known as the Sam Rayburn House Museum was designated a U. Champagne recalled a report that Rayburn so understood the House that he was "married" to the body and could "feel the sentiment of the members" by merely being in their presence.

Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6 1882 – November 16 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham Texas who served as the Speaker of the U. S. history.