Meaning of the quote

The quote means that the best actors can connect directly with the emotions and feelings of the audience. They have a special ability to reach the hearts and minds of the people watching them perform. The most talented actors can make the audience feel what the characters in the story are feeling, whether it's happiness, sadness, or any other emotion.

About Sam Rayburn

Sam Rayburn was a prominent American politician who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for over 17 years, spanning multiple terms. He was a Democrat from Texas and played a key role in shaping American politics during his long career in Congress.

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

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

Son, always tell the truth. Then you’ll never have to remember what you said the last time.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

I like power and I like to use it.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

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

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

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

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

You’ll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don’t have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

If you want to get along, go along.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

When you get too big a majority, you’re immediately in trouble.’

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)

You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.

Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882-1961)