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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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Kinky Friedman
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 1
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The good teachers are bailing out. Education is very important.... This should be the centerpiece on the table of Texas.
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I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.
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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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Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry I'm running against apathy.
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I see an issue I like, and I support it.
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If you're paranoid long enough, sooner or later you're gonna be right.
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Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.
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Golf is the only opportunity that middle-aged WASPs have to dress up like a pimp.
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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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You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.
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And I'll tell you another thing, you won't find any candidate that supports prayer in school and gay marriage. For that reason alone, people should vote for an independent-thinking person.
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You have to work at it if you want to be a good smoker. Especially today with all the non-smoking world constantly harassing you.
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Happiness is a moving target.
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I'll tell you right now. I'm for prayer in school.
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The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.
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Simón Bolívar is the only person in history to be exiled from a country named after him.
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May the God of your choice bless you.
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I suffer from the curse of being multi-talented. There's no doubt about it. Politics and literature have gotten in the way of songwriting.
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A happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.
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I'm also for gay marriage, because I say they have every right to be just as miserable as the rest of us. Love is bigger than government. And Texas, by the way, has a very progressive law about gay couples adopting kids. We just won't let them get married. So that's not common sense.
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