List of Everett Dirksen Quotes

We Have Been Through This Biennial Convulsion Four Or Five Different Times Over The Past 10 Or 12 Years, And Now It Appears That We Are Going Through This Quiet Agony All Over Again.

The U.s. Senate - An Old Scow Which Doesn't Move Very Fast, But Never Sinks.

I Am A Man Of Principle, And One Of My Basic Principles Is Flexibility.

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.

During A Political Campaign Everyone Is Concerned With What A Candidate Will Do On This Or That Question If He Is Elected Except The Candidate; He's Too Busy Wondering What He'll Do If He Isn't Elected.

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.

The Mind Is No Match With The Heart In Persuasion; Constitutionality Is No Match With Compassion.

Dirksen's Three Laws Of Politics: 1. Get Elected. 2. Get Re-elected. 3. Don't Get Mad, Get Even.

We Are Becoming So Accustomed To Millions And Billions Of Dollars That 'thousands' Has Almost Passed Out Of The Dictionary.

When I Feel The Heat, I See The Light.

But The Basic Difficulty Still Remains: It Is The Expansion Of Federal Power, About Which I Wish To Express My Alarm. How Easily We Embrace Such Business.

When A Member Of The House Moves Over To The Senate, He Raises The Iq Of Both Bodies.