Kinky Friedman Quotes About Running
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If Jesus Christ had run as an independent, Rick Perry would have beat him.
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Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.
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Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry; I'm running against apathy.
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Wandering around back stage at a willie Nelson concert is a bit like being the parrot on the shoulder of the guy who's running the Ferris wheel. It's not the best seat in the house, but you see enough lights, action, people, and confusion to make you wonder if anybody knows what the hell's going on. If you're sitting out front, of course, it all rolls along as smoothly as a German train schedule, but as Willie, like any great magician, would be the first to point out, the real show is never in the center ring. As Willie always says, Fortunately, we're not in control.
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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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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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