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.

I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.