This system is really broken. No Child Left Behind has really failed and the only way to solve education is to leave… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
The reason educational spending in Texas is so low is because you don't have a state tax there, and that's why Texas… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
Always beware of people offering you one-time money. That only works in an election year. How are you going to permanently pay… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
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. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
I believe that voices like Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader should be heard. They don't have to be president. Give 'em a chance. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
I don't believe in carrying a weapon. If somebody wants to shoot me, he'll have to bring his own gun. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
The system is not perfect. Until it's perfect, let's do away with the death penalty. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
That's the government. Having been a politician and a musician, I can tell you which one is a higher calling. If musicians ran the… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
I never apologize for the truth. And the truth here is that racists come in many different colors. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
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. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
The teachers are getting screwed, blued, and tattooed by the system. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
On the whole I prefer cats to women because cats seldom if ever use the word 'relationship'. — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
My plan is to bring back like the Bracero Program from 1944 that ran for 20 years where the Mexican government vets these people.… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
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