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title: "2 Arthritis Quotes By James Garner"
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> [I did a little bit of cocaine in the Eighties, courtesy of John Belushi, but fortunately I didn’t like it. But I smoked marijuana for 50 years and I don’t know where I’d be without it. It opened my mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-did-a-little-bit-of-cocaine-in-the-eighties-courtesy-of-john/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

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> [I smoked marijuana for 50 yearsIt opened my mind to a lot of things, and now its active ingredient, THC, relaxes me and eases my arthritis pain. I've concluded that marijuana should be legal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-smoked-marijuana-for-50-yearsit-opened-my-mind-to-a-lot-of-things/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

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## More by James Garner

> [I've been on the wrong end of violence, and I've done violence myself... I refuse to glorify violence in my movie and television roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-ve-been-on-the-wrong-end-of-violence-and-i-ve-done-violence-myself/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/with-the-exception-of-my-wife-and-children-there-s-nothing-i-value/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I'm working out every day. I'm in very good shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-m-working-out-every-day-i-m-in-very-good-shape/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [Learning is a gift, even if pain is the teacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/learning-is-a-gift-even-if-pain-is-the-teacher/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I've had to work hard at that easy-going manner you see on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-ve-had-to-work-hard-at-that-easy-going-manner-you-see-on-screen/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/yeah-i-don-t-have-a-whole-lot-of-problems/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [Even my stuntman is old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/even-my-stuntman-is-old/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [When I started working, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, in that I was just wandering around, hoping that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/when-i-started-working-i-didn-t-have-a-clue-what-i-was-doing-in-that/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I'm a 'bleeding-heart liberal,' one of those card-carrying Democrats that Rush Limbaugh thinks is a communist. And I'm proud of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-m-a-bleeding-heart-liberal-one-of-those-card-carrying-democrats/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/my-goal-has-always-been-longevity-not-fame-and-fortune-just-get-a-job/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I did a little bit of cocaine in the Eighties, courtesy of John Belushi, but fortunately I didn’t like it. But I smoked marijuana…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-did-a-little-bit-of-cocaine-in-the-eighties-courtesy-of-john/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/there-s-one-difference-between-me-and-them-i-know-i-m-not-qualified/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I don't want to know what's good, or bad, or true. I let God worry about the truth. I just want to know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-don-t-want-to-know-what-s-good-or-bad-or-true-i-let-god-worry-about/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/you-don-t-need-qualifications-as-an-actor-or-a-politician-and-i-didn/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

> [I was a Depression kid, growing up in Oklahoma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-garner/i-was-a-depression-kid-growing-up-in-oklahoma/)

[James Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-garner/)

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