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You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

Kinky Friedman

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Kinky Friedman
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 1
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The Democrats and Republicans are the same guy admiring themself in the mirror.
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If you're going to be an artist, you need to be an original.
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And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians.
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The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.
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My plan is to bring back like the Bracero Program from 1944 that ran for 20 years where the Mexican government vets these people. I mean, they pay for it, and they get green cards, and they're actually legitimate. And then seal the border.
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I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.
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This is called spiritual lifting. It's not heavy lifting. The governor of Texas should not be confused with Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's a powerful position. The governor of Texas can't do any heavy lifting really. It's not that powerful a position.
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I rarely meddled in the cat's personal affairs and she rarely meddled in mine. Neither of us was foolish enough to attribute human emotions to our pets.
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Golf is the only opportunity that middle-aged WASPs have to dress up like a pimp.
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They probably would've taken Jesus if he hadn't been nailed down.
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We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning.
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If you're paranoid long enough, sooner or later you're gonna be right.
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I've achieved many of my dreams, and I want to see that some others get a chance to, especially younger Texans.
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I'm well aware that the Nelson Mandelas and the Winston Churchills of the world happened by accident. They usually come out of nowhere.
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If you don't love Jesus-go to hell!
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I've been in true love many times. I just try to avoid it as much as possible. For if there's one thing I know about true love, it is that sooner or later, it results in a hostage situation.
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These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable.
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I don't think where people come from is that important. It doesn't matter if you come from reality TV. The question is whether you can inspire people.
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There are more inspirational people in music than there are in politics.
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