Kinky Friedman Quotes
The only currency I value is the coin of the spirit. That's very important in my life.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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You don't win as a party unless you become a bigger party.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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I've never had a couch that needed to be cleaned or learned how to couch-clean in general. That feels too grown-up.
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I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
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Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
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Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
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No Afghans, as far as we know, have been involved in terrorist acts against our country. We shouldn't be swatting at hornets' nests we know nothing about.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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I do feel bad when my films don't do well, but I respect audiences' verdict because they know well which films to support. If they don't like a film, we should accept it.
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I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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I feel like, in some level, in our biggest moments of success we were always the underdog.
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What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.
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I don't necessarily like wearing lipstick; I just think it's funny to do. I think the darker the better, but it's whatever my girlfriend Kiera has in her purse.
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Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.
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It shows there is serious intent on the part of energy companies like SSE to try to get not only the newer technologies like wind well established but also the very new technologies out of the laboratory and on the ground, generating power.
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Our redneck reputation back then was originally just because we had long hair. Back in the '60s and the early '70s, in the South that was kind of a no-no. At all the Army and Navy bases we'd play, we would get into fights with the soldiers over our hair. But I think our music overshadowed everything else.
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There's no one to stop you but yourself.
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Australia has embraced migrants from all different races, making us one of the most multiracial nations on earth. Most have assimilated and are proud to call themselves Australians, accepting our culture, beliefs and laws. I welcome them from the bottom of my heart. As they integrate and assimilate, the disruption caused by diversity diminishes.
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The only currency I value is the coin of the spirit. That's very important in my life.
