A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.
- Cullen Hightower
See, Over, Over It, Block
There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.
- Cullen Hightower
About, Humorists, Issue, Controversial
Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.
- Cullen Hightower
Worry, New, Trapped, Compounds
Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.
- Cullen Hightower
Think, Than, Wider, Conversation
We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.
- Cullen Hightower
Experience, Worry, Brief, Panic
Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
- Cullen Hightower
Argument, Hoping, Deny, Generate
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
- Cullen Hightower
Government, Congress, Does, Talk Is Cheap
A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
- Cullen Hightower
Success, Measure, Benefits, Gained
The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
- Cullen Hightower
Success, Measure, Benefits, Gained
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.
- Cullen Hightower
Imagination, How, Imagine, Frustrating
People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.
- Cullen Hightower
Famous, Say, Seldom, They Say
There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's always somebody else.
- Cullen Hightower
Always, Too, Else, Taxed
The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.
- Cullen Hightower
Government, Bad, Next, Correct
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