Don't expect other nations to have a democracy like ours - they don't have enough lawyers.
Cullen HightowerThere are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.
Cullen HightowerSometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
Cullen HightowerSaying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.
Cullen HightowerIf we fixed a hangnail the way our government fixes the economy, we'd slam a car door on it.
Cullen HightowerOur laws can be friendly to those who obey them, and too often useful to those who don't.
Cullen HightowerThe gratification of a thoughtless pleasure soon evaporates; the pleasure of a gratifying thought never ends.
Cullen HightowerWorry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.
Cullen HightowerIf television encouraged us to work as much as it encourages us to do everything else, we could better afford to buy more of everything it advertises.
Cullen HightowerWe experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.
Cullen HightowerWe may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.
Cullen HightowerIn our nation there are two classes of nobility: the law-abiding workers and the law-abiding employers who sustain each other.
Cullen HightowerPeople seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.
Cullen HightowerOne difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.
Cullen HightowerA mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.
Cullen HightowerA day's pay for a day's work is more than adequate when both the work and the pay are appreciated as much as they are expected.
Cullen HightowerEvery adult should be an expert on teenagers, after spending life's seven longest years being one.
Cullen HightowerThe mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.
Cullen HightowerOlder generations are living proof that younger generations can survive their lunacy.
Cullen HightowerA good education prepares a child to be a good employee and a good citizen-in that order, with the importance of the former never exceeding the importance of the latter.
Cullen HightowerAfter our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket.
Cullen HightowerFaith is building on what you know is here so that you can reach what you know is there.
Cullen HightowerThe American way is the way most law-abiding Americans live - in debt. Does this make a balanced budget un-American?
Cullen HightowerA figment of the imagination is just a harmless illusion - unless you are victim of it.
Cullen HightowerA stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.
Cullen HightowerMoney can be fickle, having a lasting relationship with a few and a brief fling with others, while just flirting with the rest of us.
Cullen HightowerLaughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Cullen HightowerWhen we put our best foot forward, the other one had better be good enough to stand on.
Cullen HightowerEvery U.S. citizen owes allegiance to our nation. Some Americans consider that anything less than high treason is allegiance.
Cullen HightowerWhy is the press America's showcase for freedom? Because just about everything else has been regulated.
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