Sam Rayburn took unnumbered secrets with him to the grave, for he was never loquacious, and his word, once given, was not subject to retraction.

And he said, `` The same fellow who has been running it, Sam Rayburn ''.

It is notably significant that so many Members from both sides of the aisle express their respect and admiration for our beloved Speaker, the Honorable Sam Rayburn.

It is a matter of deep personal satisfaction for me to add my voice to the great and distinguished chorus of my colleagues in this paean of praise, respect, and affection for Speaker Sam Rayburn.

But the task is beyond me because I hold it impossible to compress in a sentence or two the complicated and prodigious contributions Sam Rayburn has made as an individual, as a legislator, as a statesman and as a leader and conciliator, to the majestic progress of this Nation.

For Sam Rayburn never forgot Bonham, his home community, and he never forgot Texas.

More than that, Sam Rayburn is the very living symbol of an iron-clad integrity so powerful in his nature and so constantly demonstrated that he can count some of his best friends in the opposition.

Sam Rayburn has never had to look back at any of his most devastating fights and ever feel ashamed of his conduct as a combatant under fire or his political manners in the heat of conflicting ambitions.

All but two of my nine terms in the House of Representatives has been served under the Speakership of Sam Rayburn.

And Sam Rayburn is a great man -- one who will go down in American history as a truly great leader of the Nation.

I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

No one has sponsored more progressive and important legislation than has Sam Rayburn.

But to run the gauntlet of the programs Sam Rayburn brought into being through his legislative efforts would fill the pages of today's Record.

Sam Rayburn is one of the greatest American public figures in the history of our country and I consider that I have been singly honored in the privilege of knowing Sam Rayburn and sharing with him the rights and obligations of a Member of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States.

I prefer to speak, however, of Sam Rayburn, the person, rather than Sam Rayburn, the American institution.

Although Sam Rayburn affects a gruff exterior in many instances, nevertheless he is fundamentally a man of warm heart and gentle disposition.

On September 16, Sam Rayburn will have served as Speaker twice as long as any predecessor and I am proud to join with others in marking this date, and in expressing my esteem for that notable American, Sam Rayburn.

In 1945, probably almost every American not only knew who Sam Spade was, but had some kind of emotional feeling about him.

Mr. Truman has only to recall the `` hopeless '' campaign of 1948 to remember what a loyal partisan he was and the first experience of Mr. Kennedy with Congress would have been sadder than it was had not Mr. Sam been there.

Under any name -- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Democrat, Mr. Sam -- he was a good man.

`` Uncle Sam '' was, indeed, a rich uncle to Prokofieff, in those opulent, post-war victory years of peace and prosperity, bold speculations and extravaganzas, enjoyment and pleasure: `` The Golden Twenties ''.

The charge that the federal indictment of three Chicago narcotics detail detectives `` is the product of rumor, combined with malice, and individual enmity '' on the part of the federal narcotics unit here was made yesterday in their conspiracy trial before Judge Joseph Sam Perry in federal District court.

) But Speaker Sam Rayburn, after huddling in Palm Beach with President-elect Kennedy, decided that this year something had to be done about the Rules Committee -- and that he was the only man who could do anything effective.

He'd have to think, but the main thing, the imperative necessity, was to leave before Sam Bentley was up and about, and before Millie detained him with sympathy.

One month later, Johnston was promoted to major and the position of aide-de-camp to General Sam Houston.

" When the final payment on the farm was owed, Sam May refused to cover his brother-in-law's debts, as he often did, possibly at Abby May's suggestion.

The Ark was taken by the Philistines ( 1 Sam.

The people of Ashdod were smitten with hemorrhoids ; a plague of rats was sent over the land ( 1 Sam.

The affliction of boils was also visited upon the people of Gath and of Ekron, whither the Ark was successively removed ( 1 Sam.

The Ark was set in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and the Beth-shemites offered sacrifices and burnt offerings ( 1 Sam.

David's plan of building a temple for the Ark was stopped at the advice of God ( 2 Sam.

The Ark was with the army during the siege of Rabbah ( 2 Sam.

11: 11 ); and when David fled from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom's conspiracy, the Ark was carried along with him until he ordered Zadok the priest to return it to Jerusalem ( 2 Sam.

* Uncle Sam ( initials U. S .) is a common national personification of the American government that according to legend came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson a meat packer in New York, who supplied rations for the soldiers.

He was of great service to David, especially at the time of the rebellion of Absalom ( 2 Sam.

When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he escaped, and bearing with him the ephod, he joined David, who was then in the cave of Adullam ( 1 Sam.

After the good experience of writing the screenplay for a film called Easy Wheels, Sam and his brother Ivan Raimi decided to co-write the film together.

After meeting Sam Raimi in Wylie E. Groves High School, the two became very good friends and started making movies together.

The Atharva Veda, representing an independent tradition markedly different from the other three Vedas, is a rich source parallel to the Vedic traditions of the Rig, Sam and Yajur Vedas, containing detailed descriptions of various kinds of magical rituals for different results ranging from punishing enemies, to acquisition of wealth health, long life, or a good harvest.

By 1878 Sam Lilly maintained and advertised a hotel having " first class accommodations with good stables attached ".

At work, Sam discovers a major discrepancy in a couple of bank accounts ( too much money ), and confides in his good friend and colleague, Carl Bruner ( Tony Goldwyn ).

It was not a very good record, by Sam's own admission, and the first time in four years that a Sam & Dave single failed to chart.

The New York Times wrote that " I Am Sam is a good movie, and its intentions are unimpeachable.

In Singapore, the FW32 sported a new front wing, and Barrichello put this to good use to set the sixth fastest time in qualifying, although Williams technical director Sam Michael reckoned the car was fast enough to be a couple of positions higher.

The film stars Sam Shepherd as a man who survives a plane crash, then finds the love of his life ( Julie Delpy ) on his next trip and begins to question the rationale of his good luck after having spent most of his life being cruel to others.

As for how he hoped to be remembered, he said: “ When I kick off they ’ ll say, ‘ Well, good old Sam, he wasn ’ t such a bad guy after all.

* Soapy Saunders ( Sam Jaffe ) and Silky O ' Sullivan ( Walter Brennan ), both retired confidence men that the boys call on when in need of a large sum of cash and a good con to get them out of trouble.

A " good " personality takes over and distracts Sam and Bobby while another Legion forms in Dani's cell and tries to kill her.

When Toucan Sam and his nephews found him, the Froot Monster devoured the entire box, and turned from bad to good by changing from green to yellow and creating Alien Berry Froot Loops, which he shared with everyone.

Steven H. Scheuer from Sarasota Herald-Tribune considered Lilith's significance to and marriage with Frasier " fun " to watch, especially when, in " Severe Crane Damage " ( 1990 ), she used comparisons between " the duller good boy " Frasier and " the interesting bad boy " Sam Malone as " psychiatric examples of the good boy-bad boy syndrome ".

When Sam and Lou were joined briefly by brother Joe, a prospector in the nearby Cerrillos Hills, a local newspaper wrote: " The three brothers are all of them young, nervy and square western men and it would be a good thing for the town if they were all on the police force.

Though Sam Neill is very good as Lindy Chamberlain's tormented husband, Miss Streep supplies the guts of the melodrama that are missing from the screenplay.

At Lute-Mae's Lane became good friends with Sam Curtis, a construction magnate.

Samuel Hill ( May 13, 1857 — February 26, 1931 ), usually known as Sam Hill, was a businessman, lawyer, railroad executive and advocate of good roads in the Pacific Northwest.

The 50 are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you.

Tennis player Martina Navratilova found Sam too good for either of them.