Everett Dirksen

The oil can is mightier than the sword.

We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that 'thousands' has almost passed out of the dictionary.

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

As children know, there's lots of fun in nonsense. We never stop benefiting from staying flexible, open and responsive, even in the midst of confusion.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

When I see something that I think isn't right, I think I have some kind of, for right or wrong, an obligation to fix it.