A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.
Cullen Hightower

A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
Cullen Hightower

Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you know is there.
Cullen Hightower

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.
Cullen Hightower

Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.
Cullen Hightower

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
Cullen Hightower

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
Cullen Hightower

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.
Cullen Hightower

The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
Cullen Hightower

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.
Cullen Hightower

There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's always somebody else.
Cullen Hightower

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.
Cullen Hightower

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.
Cullen Hightower

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.
Cullen Hightower