Quotes by Kinky Friedman

About Kinky Friedman:

Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race.
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Friday night was the night most people thought they were supposed to have fun. Trouble was most people didn't know what fun was or how to have it, so things usually ended up pretty ugly.

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Every time you see a beautiful woman, just remember, somebody else got tired of her shit

Kinky Friedman

I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.

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If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus.

Kinky Friedman

Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive.

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We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.

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Yes, I'm a Judeo-Christian. Jesus and Moses are in my heart, and... both of them were independents, by the way.

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You struggle with your demons and you conquer them.

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The Democrats and Republicans are the same guy admiring themself in the mirror.

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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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I admit to drinking it, but I did not swallow.

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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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The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.

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I see an issue I like, and I support it.

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The teachers are getting screwed, blued, and tattooed by the system.

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I'll sign anything except bad legislation.

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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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We were a country band with a social conscience.

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Young people are the key to this election.

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I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow.

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Author Bio

  • NameKinky Friedman
  • DescriptionSinger, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician
  • BornNovember 1, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Musician; Singer; Author; Novelist