Tommy Chong (Thomas B. Kin Chong) Quotes
As soon as I discovered weightlifting, all I wanted to do - my plan in life - was to work out, lay on the beach, and get high... smoke dope. And that's really what I'm doing.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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I really love to play 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven. I can still read music, but I need to practise more. The way your fingers move - it's something that comes from memory. I love music.
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I've learned to be pragmatic, but I don't sacrifice my principles, my values.
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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.
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The general consensus seems to be that I don't act at all.
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For a man who purports to have learned of media ethics only this month, Mr. Williams has spent an undue amount of time appearing as a media ethicist on both CNN and the cable news networks of NBC.
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You don't realise it, but we're in a race between technology and politics, and technologists are winning. They're way ahead.
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I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations.
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Never before had I been offered a contract and advance before a word had been written... I went home and began writing 'Julie of the Wolves.'
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In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again.
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You can't break what's broken already.
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I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy, and one of my specializations was the logic and mathematics of game theory. I've also got a degree in drama, so I know about stories, characterizations, plot arcs, and the like. Lots of game designers can do one or the other: I've got the skills for both.
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I live in Atlanta, Georgia, and none of the other Backstreet Boys live in Georgia. So a lot of times, when people come to my house they're like, 'Hey, is A.J. here?' Or, 'Is Kevin here?' Or, 'Is Nick in the bathroom?' People think we live together and we spend all the time in the world together, but we really don't.
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Acting is just something I always knew I wanted to do - acting and writing.
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I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.
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Citizenship in the 21st century requires more than paying your taxes and voting and occasionally running for office. That even if you're never in political office, you have political responsibilities. You can make your society stronger and better.
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The northern part of Sweden is considered more isolated, not so sociable, not so educated, more unemployment, very working-class, and people drink more than rest of Sweden; that's the kind of area I'm from.
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As soon as I discovered weightlifting, all I wanted to do - my plan in life - was to work out, lay on the beach, and get high... smoke dope. And that's really what I'm doing.
