KEN ALSTAD QUOTES II

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Surprise is a near-sighted porcupine fallin' in love with a cactus.

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To avoid temptation, yield.

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It's harder to make a banker out of a hoss thief than a hoss thief out of a banker.

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A toothless dog chews careful.

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Brains in the head saves blisters on the feet.

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Tags: intelligence


Some men never reach a marriageable age.

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Tags: marriage


Some cowboys got too much tumbleweed in their blood to settle down.

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A man who looks for easy work goes to bed tired.

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Tags: work


A go-getter is a cowboy who forgot to hobble his horse.

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A cowchip is paradise for a fly.

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Tags: paradise


A politician don't steal elections, he pays for 'em.

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Tags: politics


Hate is like water in a dry gulch. The longer it runs, the deeper it digs.

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Teeth and memory weaken with age.

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Don't point a gun at nobody you ain't willin' to shoot, if necessary.

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Tags: guns


A drunken tongue tells what's on a sober mind.

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A good drinking buddy never heard the story before.

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Nerves is just a case of which end of a six-gun you happen to be lookin' at.

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Eagles don't catch flies.

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Do not feed nuts to a man with no teeth.

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A year of nursin' don't equal a day of sweetheart.

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