There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come. – Everett Dirksen
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. – Everett Dirksen
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon youre talking about real money. – Everett Dirksen
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. – Everett Dirksen
Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted. – Dee Dee Myers