Jim Hightower Quotes

born 1943 United States

James "Jim" Allen Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author. From 1983 to 1991 he served as elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture.

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Also known as: Hightower, Jim

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There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos (1998)

The water won't clear up until we get the hogs out of the creek.

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

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.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jim Hightower (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.