Tommy Chong (Thomas B. Kin Chong) Quotes
Because the pot takes the edge off the adrenaline, and it also clears your mind of it, and then you can see things a lot clearer.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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For me, family has always come first.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band, but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them.
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You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.
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It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out.
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The attitude of the business community towards investment in Austria and Germany has always been positive, as both the countries have earned their reputation as countries with a consistent economic environment.
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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
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It was sort of a solution to financial problems when I was a little kid. I just kept doing it because it's fun to be on movie sets.
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Let us distinguish between acting intentionally and acting deliberately or on purpose, as far as this can be done by attending to what language can teach us.
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The cause of war is preparation for war.
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Our Soviet writer must be guided in his world only by the need of the people, useful for the society.
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For a while, he was far better than the team around him, and he could give me fits..
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You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now.
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Party is the madness of many, for the gain of a few.
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Whenever you get a large body of work like 'Humans of New York,' a natural pathway becomes to put it between two covers. I wanted this to be a very nice keepsake. A lot of work went into it, and a lot of fans are attached to it.
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I really only ever go on sun holidays so in my experience I prepare myself for the beach.
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Do you know how big of an insult that is to me - to say that I had to be brave to confront some ignorant white folks?
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Even the wildest dreams have to start somewhere. Allow yourself the time and space to let your mind wander and your imagination fly.
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In Miami, I was studying improv as well as acting. Improv is a great tool to have, just for the comedic timing that you get. When I moved to L.A., I started taking classes with The Groundlings, and I loved it. I'm definitely in love with improv and comedy.
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Because the pot takes the edge off the adrenaline, and it also clears your mind of it, and then you can see things a lot clearer.
