Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
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"I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me."
Hunter S. Thompson The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
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"No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten."
Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
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"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."
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"Freedom is something that dies unless it's used."
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"Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone. We are legion, and football is often the only thing we have in common."
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"Yes sir, I am a tortured man for all seasons, as they say, and I have powerful friends in high places. Birds sing where I walk, and children smile when they see me coming."
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"Justice is expensive in America. There are no Free Passes... You might want to remember this, the next time you get careless and blow off a few Parking Tickets. They will come back to haunt you the next time you see a Cop car in your rear-view mirror."
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"America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable."
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"Rude people will now & then ask me why I think I know so much about Politics. I tell them it's because I'm Smart... But that is a lie: The real reason is because I'm an incurable Gambling addict."
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"There might be some serious fun in politics."
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"Politics is the art of controlling your environment."
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"Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is."
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"Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long."
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"Crazy' is a term of art; 'Insane' is a term of law. Remember that, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble."
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"A word to the wise is infuriating."
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"I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it."
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"Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen."
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"There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment."
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"There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart."
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