I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

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.

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

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

When I feel the heat, I see the light.

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.

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