"Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot."

-- Kinky Friedman

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“What I did, when I did it, was honest; now, through changed conditions, what I did may or may not be called honest. Politics demand, therefore, that I be brought to trial; but what is really being brought to trial is the system I represented.”
“Watching Life on Mars was quite frightening for me because dipping in and out of reality was quite like myself”
“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”
“I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change.”
“Philosophy begins when you don't know where to look for an answer.”
“An old sergeant said, if you want to get to France in a hurry, then join the ambulance service, the French are big for ambulance service.”

Source : "Frank Buckles: America's Last Living World War I Veteran". www.tbo.com. February 6, 2008.
“I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy beyond measure.”
“What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.”

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