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" Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations. "
Tommy Chong
Ruled
America
Corporations
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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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" 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'm a hybrid. "
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" I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight. "
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" Maybe once in a while, you know, after a hard day of shooting or something like that, I'd kick back. "
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" Every time I get tested, I ask questions about it, and I watch how they do it. "
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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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" The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career. "
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Height
Grammy
" They just wanted to show the entertainment world that we're vulnerable. "
Tommy Chong
World
Wanted
Show
" We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station on the stairway, and we did a record and it got put out. "
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First
Fair
" Once you're a felon you're a target. "
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You
Target
" A lot of prophets have gone to jail. "
Tommy Chong
Gone
Jail
Prophets
" Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though. "
Tommy Chong
Know
Lost
Citizenship
" 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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Change
Wish
" Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny. "
Tommy Chong
Used
Funny
Musicians
" I've been a good boy, I've never really been convicted of serious crime. "
Tommy Chong
Been
Serious
Never
" Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies. "
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American
Just
Justice
" You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. "
Tommy Chong
Left
Know
Got
" You can't become a dictator through checks and balances. "
Tommy Chong
Checks
Become
Dictator
" The thing is about Cheech & Chong, we've brought more families together than Dr. Phil. "
Tommy Chong
About
Than
Families
" I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts. "
Tommy Chong
Love
Talking
Meet
" Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya. "
Tommy Chong
Will
Cigarettes
Ya
" No. Maceo played sax, didn't he, well they used to sit in. "
Tommy Chong
Used
Well
Sit
" Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. "
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Spirit
Hit
Side
" I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead. "
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Did
Much
Never
" Everything that happens to me is very cosmic. "
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Me
" I used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married a black woman, and I had black kids. I always considered myself a 'brother.' "
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Myself
Woman
" Jail was probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me. "
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Happened
Jail
" I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life. "
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Make A Difference
Life