The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused… — Jim Hightower Common Copy Share Image
It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster recovery and failed to mention the word… — Jim Hightower Agriculture Copy Share Image
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy. — Jim Hightower Crazy Copy Share Image
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. — Jim Hightower Conformity Copy Share Image
Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one. — Jim Hightower Needs Copy Share Image
Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including… — Jim Hightower Bigs Copy Share Image
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts… — Jim Hightower Activism Copy Share Image
If it's dangerous to talk to yourself, it's probably even dicier to listen. — Jim Hightower Dangerous Copy Share Image
Liberals want to manage the damage with government programs to take care of those who have fallen between the cracks. Populists want… — Jim Hightower Care Copy Share Image
Populists have always been out to challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate order and to empower workaday Americans so they can control… — Jim Hightower Approach Copy Share Image
The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos. — Jim Hightower Armadillos Copy Share Image
Part of the failure of the corporate media is that they don't dig out stories anymore. They are looking down from the… — Jim Hightower Defeated Copy Share Image
Politics ought to be fun. It shouldn't be just boring meetings. — Jim Hightower Boring Copy Share Image
Good wages are pro business, since they reduce turnover, increase morale, produce better-skilled employees, and improve productivity. — Jim Hightower Business Copy Share Image
Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes. — Jim Hightower Bankers Copy Share Image
Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist. — Jim Hightower Becoming Copy Share Image
When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism. — Jim Hightower Journalism Copy Share Image
Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building. — Jim Hightower Building Copy Share Image
When Rick Perry says I can do for America what I've done for Texas, pay attention. That's no idle threat. — Jim Hightower America Copy Share Image
The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a… — Jim Hightower Deposits Copy Share Image
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official,… — Jim Hightower Arena Copy Share Image
America's drug war is so stupid that if you pay close attention to just how stupid it is -- it'll drive you… — Jim Hightower America Copy Share Image
If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out? — Jim Hightower Ifs Copy Share Image
