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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.

Kinky Friedman

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Kinky Friedman
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 1
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Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry I'm running against apathy.
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If Jesus Christ had run as an independent, Rick Perry would have beat him.
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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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You struggle with your demons and you conquer them.
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Golf is the only opportunity that middle-aged WASPs have to dress up like a pimp.
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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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What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery.
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I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.
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I believe that voices like Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader should be heard. They don't have to be president. Give 'em a chance.
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When a stray animal crosses your path, it may be as close to God as you're going to get in this lifetime.
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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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I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.
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Inspiration thing is important, to teach the kids that JFK is not an airport, RFK's not a stadium, Martin Luther King ain't a street
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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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Well, I hate to be the one to take the flyswatter to Tinker Bell, but...
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I don't think I have even achieved fame. Of course, Hemingway says that fame is death's little sister.
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May the God of your choice bless you.
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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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