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I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.

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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Boredom is a disease, too.
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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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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 want my ashes either with some really good primo or as some fertilizer for plants.
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There's a hierarchy in prison, and I was right at the top.
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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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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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You got a bag of pot, there's someone who wants to buy it from you. So in a weird way, marijuana has [become] and is becoming the new currency of the world.
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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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When you smoke marijuana, you are in the moment and you are happy. You forget about any worries of the past or the future.
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So (legalizing marijuana) means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.
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When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.
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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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The good thing about poverty is it keeps you from getting in trouble because if you can't afford drugs, people will stop giving them to you very quickly. So, being poor really helps - it's the success that kills you.
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We have never been big smokers, neither Cheech [Marine] nor I. We were too creative, and we had a lot to do. We are actors and to be honest, I am the type of person that can reference a thought or a smell and get high.
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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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Once you're a felon you're a target.
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Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.
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I do believe that [Bill] Clinton never inhaled ...because when I met him, he had no idea who I was.
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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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