Everett Dirksen Quotes

Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries.

Everett Dirksen

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• To my knowledge, no one has died from a cyberattack... but there is a gray area between peace and war.

  

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• One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.

  

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• It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.

  

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• Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.

  

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• I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.

  

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• It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.

  

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• Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.

  

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• I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.

  

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• Don't listen to what other people say about you negatively!

  

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• Velvet is great. It's warm as well. And it's snug.

  

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• We're just like a regular family.

  

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• I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.

  

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• I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that.

  

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• Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries.

  

  Everett Dirksen
  • People
  • Life
  • Mind