A biography for Jim Hightowerhasn’t been written yet.
“The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere.”
“Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.”
“Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.”
“Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is, you got to start with a large one.”
“The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.”
“If you can't be a populist in Arkansas, you ain't going to be a populist in Washington.”
“This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.”
“The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos.”
“You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force.”