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I want to be governor [of Texas] because I need the closet space.

Kinky Friedman

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Kinky Friedman
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 1
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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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May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.
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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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Happiness is a moving target.
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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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But the most dangerous thing in the world in the world is to run the risk of waking up one morning and realizing suddenly that all this time you've been living without really and truly living and by then it's too late. When you wake up to that kind of realization, it's too late for wishes and regrets. It's even too late to dream.
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When you record something, you never know who's going to hear it.
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The reason educational spending in Texas is so low is because you don't have a state tax there, and that's why Texas is big growth because you don't tax people to death.
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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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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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May the God of your choice bless you.
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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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The people I respect all died broke and despairing. They didn't leave a lot of hammered iron behind them like Donald Trump has done.
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I was so high, I needed a stepladder to scratch my own ass.
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God created whiskey to keep the Irish from taking over the world.
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I don't believe in carrying a weapon. If somebody wants to shoot me, he'll have to bring his own gun.
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The system is not perfect. Until it's perfect, let's do away with the death penalty.
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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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I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.
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I'll sign anything except bad legislation.
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