"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money." ― Everett Dirksen Topic(s): Money More From 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." "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." "There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come." More In Money "I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn’t make any money."― Willie Nelson "Sincerity: willingness to spend one’s own money."― Mason Cooley "My parents were political, so it’s definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it’s in your bloodstream, it’s always there. I love it."― Saffron Burrows