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The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.

Tommy Chong

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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
Composer
Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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Doctorate
Street
Doctorates
Degrees
Billionaires
Streets
Smartest
High
Billionaire
School
Advanced
Never
Jail
Degree

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You know that old joke about potheads having bad memories? Well, the bad memories are like pain, discomfort, and fear. So you lose all that, and the body reacts by healing faster and stronger.
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I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.
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There's a big shift in our whole way of living, and it started maybe 10 years ago when [smartphones] came into existence. Up until then, we were at the mercy of the press, and so-called experts that would tell us what to think and how to think.
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I never actually smoked with any of the presidents.
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I look on everything with a very optimistic eye. Because I'm a body builder by trade, you know, that was my intent all my life.
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I've always been into improvisation.
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Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say.
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I'm as clean as a whistle.
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I believe that all marijuana is medical.
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I support Bernie [Sanders] and I love his approach.
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Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.
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We have a team in Nevada that is looking for licensed cultivators to grow Chong's Choice. Hopefully recreational passes this year and we can go full force.
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Look at all the drug busts all over the country. There must be an audience there somewhere. My feeling is that if we're losing the war on drugs, let's do a movie for the enemy.
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I want my ashes either with some really good primo or as some fertilizer for plants.
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When Mexicans sneak across the border, they're more apt to carry a bag of pot then they are a fistful of money. Because the pot can be exchanged for money, anywhere in America. Anywhere in the world!
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Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.'
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Marijuana has become like currency. Anytime you grow a crop like marijuana, or wheat, or corn, or anything that people consume on a daily basis, you're [getting] into a huge economic area.
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[Donald Trump] is a true republican: he is hypocritical and two-faced, he's a liar, a cheat, and a thief and the more he speaks, the more his real character shows.
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