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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.'

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
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Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.
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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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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.
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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.
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I support Bernie [Sanders] and I love his approach.
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You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush - if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn't need a costume. You'd give them a treat and compliment them on what great-looking demons they were. They are demons. There's no doubt about it.
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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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I never actually smoked with any of the presidents.
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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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To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.
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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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Now the [smartphone] has freed everybody, and so everybody gets better. No matter what you say, people will check you out on their phone.
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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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I only smoke maybe a nug a day.
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