Kinky Friedman Quotes - Page 4

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

We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning.

You never marry the person you first see 'Casablanca' with.

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

I don't see how the people who created the problem can fix it. Texas is worth fighting for, and the best way to fight is to get the politicians out of politics.

No matter where you go, you always see yourself in the rearview mirror.

I'm also for gay marriage, because I say they have every right to be just as miserable as the rest of us. Love is bigger than government. And Texas, by the way, has a very progressive law about gay couples adopting kids. We just won't let them get married. So that's not common sense.

I'm not for the parties. I'm for Texas.

We've had to be creative to get on the ballot.

If you're going to be an artist, you need to be an original.

Simón Bolívar is the only person in history to be exiled from a country named after him.

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.

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.

Young people are the key to this election.

I don't think I have even achieved fame. Of course, Hemingway says that fame is death's little sister.

When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number.

You struggle with your demons and you conquer them.

You have to work at it if you want to be a good smoker. Especially today with all the non-smoking world constantly harassing you.

Sleep came slower than a frigid woman.

The system is not perfect. Until it's perfect, let's do away with the death penalty.

I'm well aware that the Nelson Mandelas and the Winston Churchills of the world happened by accident. They usually come out of nowhere.

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.

I've been in true love many times. I just try to avoid it as much as possible. For if there's one thing I know about true love, it is that sooner or later, it results in a hostage situation.

One thing we are sure of is there's no one like Nelson Mandela out there. That's too bad for us.

If you don't love Jesus-go to hell!