When I feel the heat, I see the light.
When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.
There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
I am a man of principles, and my first principle is flexibility.
The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast but never sinks.
Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad get even.
I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.