“I am a man of principles, and my first principle is flexibility.”

“Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad get even.”

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

“There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.”

“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 U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast but never sinks.”

“I am a man of principles, and my first principle is flexibility.”

“When I feel the heat, I see the light.”