"Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get,"

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Source : Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

Kinky Friedman

“Rihanna has guts and she always seems to be singing from someplace honest, dark and fierce.”
“Thou art never at any time nearer to God than when under tribulation; which He permits for the purification and beautifying of thy soul.”
“Tears aren't a girl's weapon. It's her smile.”
“The building was on fire, and it wasnâ€™t my fault.”
“Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a species with the space program. We can't afford to regress back to the days of superstition.”

Source : "Seth MacFarlane on hosting the Oscars, being hated by 'South Park'". Interview with Jonah Weiner, www.cnn.com. December 11, 2012.
“It's nice when I can be met with warmth and enthusiasm, but doing standup comedy has taught me how to push through the fact that statistically speaking, 100% of Earth's population population doesn't have any interest in what I'm doing at all. I try to think less about having/deserving an audience and focus on enjoying the privilege of creating things I like.”
“I live on a ranch that's larger than Manhattan. That's a weird circumstance.”
“I've been putting out sexually explicit images of myself for years. I know this sounds bizarre, but somehow it makes me feel safer.”

Source : Annie Sprinkle (2006). “Hardcore from the Heart: The Pleasures, Profits and Politics of Sex in Performance”, p.116, A&C Black

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