It wasn't until the late '70s that a lot of people knew me. Sam Donaldson 70sknowlate Change image and share on social
There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me. Sam Donaldson bitehamlot Change image and share on social
I wanted to be in this business, and once I got into the business I knew I enjoyed it, and I liked it, and I wanted to continue, but I never had a five year plan. Sam Donaldson businesscontinueenjoy Change image and share on social
Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm. Sam Donaldson bearfamilyfarm Change image and share on social
And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get me to read and to make something of myself from the standpoint of an education. Sam Donaldson achievebasiseducation Change image and share on social
And from a military school which taught me that to fit into society, you can't just do anything you damn well please because it will suit you. And that it's much better to be with the winners than it is with the losers. Sam Donaldson damnfitloser share on social
I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure. Sam Donaldson failurehardhave share on social
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too. Sam Donaldson citycountcover share on social
But in 1941, on December 8th, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, my mother bought a radio and we listened to the war news. We'd not had a radio up to that time. I was born in 1934, so I was seven years of age. Sam Donaldson 8thageattack share on social
I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton. Sam Donaldson boycottoncrawfish Change image and share on social
