Cullen Hightower Quotes

The very essence of modern life is the opportunity for people everywhere to speak, hear, persuade, change their minds, know what others are thinking, and think for themselves.

If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away.

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

If we don't talk about the things that are happening, why are we talking about anything at all? Does something have to be a year old for me to have an opinion on it or a conversation with people about it?

People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.

That's what art is about: to create dialogue. Everybody deserves to have their own opinion.

People have the right to say what they want to.

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence.

I adore people who ask questions and who cause others to share in their search.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

I don't have a great imagination to share something with you that you don't know, so it's about interpreting things - a dialogue.

So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.

I've always got something to say.

In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view.

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.

I don't think it makes any sense to try to get anyone to not talk.

There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue.

Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.

I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.

So you have free speech, but you don’t have much to say.

I embark upon discussion and argument with great ease and liberty

I want people to be able to give their voice.

We are all entitled to our own opinion.

I just want to say what I think and encourage others to say what they think.