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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.

Kinky Friedman

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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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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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