“Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.” KnowsCountryDiesOkay Author:Tommy Chong
“I do have a plan for the country [the USA]. It needs education. And there should be drug education - only people should be taught how to smoke pot, because even potheads don't know how to smoke pot. I've evolved into not only an activist, but an educator. I want to show people how, when, and why they should smoke pot.” PeopleKnowsWantNeedsShouldCountryShowsKnow HowPlansTaughtDrugSmokeUsaActivistPotEducatorPotheads Author:Tommy Chong
“I'm dancing tango, and I'm playing golf, and I'm quite active, you know, and for my age and everything, and what I've gone through, I'm very happy.” KnowsAgeGoneDancingGolfActiveVery HappyPlaying GolfTango Author:Tommy Chong
“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.” KnowsWellsBodyPainLosesMemoriesHealingJokesStrongerFasterDiscomfortBad MemoriesOld JokesPotheads Author:Tommy Chong
“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.” KnowsLooksBodyEyeTradeOptimisticBuilderBody Builder Author:Tommy Chong
“We see the corrupt prison system, we see the corrupt police system, we see the corruption in the government, from the top on down. You know, it's built based on lies. However, the marijuana industry itself, because it was an underground industry, showed us the way we could exist on this planet.” KnowsWayGovernmentLyingPlanetsIndustryBuiltPolicePrisonCorruptionMarijuanaPrison System Author:Tommy Chong
“We have receptors in our brain as you well know and when you ingest marijuana, I believe that it essentially gives you a reboot.” KnowsGivingBelieveWellsI BelieveBrainMarijuana Author:Tommy Chong
“People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingMeanGuyLaughingMinesJokesOwnershipCharlieChaplin Author:Tommy Chong
“Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.” IfsKnowsMayDoeActivismWorking It Author:Tommy Chong
“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.” KnowsSchoolStreetsDegreesHigh SchoolFinishedJailBillionaireDoctorates Author:Tommy Chong
“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.'” KnowsCountryRunningDiesSpiritualityAsksOkayPoliceThought Police Author:Tommy Chong
“Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though.” ThinkingKnowsWellsMightLostLosesCitizenship Author:Tommy Chong
