Quotes by : Everett Dirksen

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

When I feel the heat, I see the light.

Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad get even.

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and....

The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast but never sinks.

I am a man of principles, and my first principle is flexibility.