"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."

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Source : Sam Rayburn (1978). “"Speak, Mister Speaker"”

Sam Rayburn

#Men Quotes #Race Quotes #Political Quotes

“Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.”
“Then began an experience that turned my life around-working on a book with a black kid as hero. None of the manuscripts I'd been illustrating featured any black kids-except for token blacks in the background. My book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along. Years before I had cut from a magazine a strip of photos of a little black boy. I often put them on my studio walls before I'd begun to illustrate children's books. I just loved looking at him. This was the child who would be the hero of my book.”
“Love is born from disagreeing over something we believe in. Hate is born from disagreeing over something we fear.”
“Originality is only variation.”
“I absolutely loved my time at 'Brothers & Sisters,' what I learned and everything that went with it. It was an incredibly formative time for me.”
“Allah created the bonds of family, so Who are you to cut bonds that Allah has created.”
“Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!”
“You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment.”

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