No one has a finer command of ...

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.
No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.
 Sam Rayburn

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

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Readiness for opportunity makes for success. Opportunity often comes by accident; readiness never does.
 Sam Rayburn
The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.
 Sam Rayburn
If you want to get along, go along.
 Sam Rayburn
There's no education in the second kick of a mule
 Sam Rayburn