Jim Hightower quotes

" There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos. " # Money # Love # Age and Aging

" If you do not speak up when it matters, when would it matter that you speak? The opposite of courage is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. " # Courage # Death and Dying # Love

" The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere. " # Behavior # Farming and Farmers # Bankers and Banking

" The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. " # Media # Government # Business

" The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. " # Courage # Coward and Cowardice # Conformity

" Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building. " # Ambition # Dogs # Animals

" The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages. " # Slavery # Freedom # Politics

" Oh good. Now he'll be bi-ignorant. -On Texas Governor Bill Clements learning Spanish. " # Politicians and Politics # Ignorance # Learning

" If it's dangerous to talk to yourself, it's probably even dicier to listen. " # Listening

" If ignorance ever goes to $40 a barrel, I want drillin' rights on that man's head. - On George W. Bush " # Politics # Politicians and Politics # Self-acceptance