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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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I want to be governor [of Texas] because I need the closet space.
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If you don't love Jesus-go to hell!
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I'll sign anything except bad legislation.
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I'll tell you right now. I'm for prayer in school.
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You've got to find what you love and let it kill you. I don't think any of us should ever forget that.
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I'm ready for anything. That's probably why it never happens.
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I support gay marriage. I believe they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us.
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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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