Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
Born: Jul 18, 1937
Died: Feb 20, 2005
Always Good Me People Politics You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Charles Krauthammer Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. Hunter S. Thompson
World Stupidity Crime Closed Thieves Society Everybody Final Guilty Only Sin Caught Getting Where
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Hunter S. Thompson
People Edge Gone Way Only Over Know Because Where Explain Really Who Honest
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson
Me Hate Insanity Alcohol Advocate Always Anyone Worked Violence
All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes. Hunter S. Thompson
Democracy Half Drained Out Only Votes Blood Dies Population
I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination. Hunter S. Thompson
Time Reality Long Long Time Imagination Long Time Ago Weirder Learned Than Anyone Much
The mind of America is seized by a fatal dry rot - and it's only a question of time before all that the mind controls will run amuck in a frenzy of stupid, impotent fear. Hunter S. Thompson
Time Fear Mind Will Stupid Before Run Only Seized Dry Frenzy Question America Controls Rot Fatal
Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond. Hunter S. Thompson
Good News Good News Rare Diamond Every Ounce Worshipped Priceless Days Glittering Like Cherished Should
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. Hunter S. Thompson
Buy World Money Car Nation Else Hundred Tries Guns About Uncomfortable Make Qualms America Just Anybody Anybody Else Us Used Who Million Two Need
'Crazy' is a term of art; 'Insane' is a term of law. Remember that, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble. Hunter S. Thompson
Art Crazy You Yourself Law Remember Will Trouble Insane Term Lot Save
I believe the Republicans have never thought that democracy was anything but a tribal myth. Hunter S. Thompson
Democracy Tribal Thought Myth Believe Never Anything Republicans
As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun with dullards, bums, and hacks, hag-ridden with myopia, apathy, and complacence, and generally stuck in a bog of stagnant mediocrity. Hunter S. Thompson
Field Mediocrity Vital Potentially Shame Stuck Generally Journalism Concerned Overrun Bums As Far As Dynamic Stagnant Apathy Far Should
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. Hunter S. Thompson
Good Wise Man Fool Sometimes Master Own Other Easily Give Only Counsel Foolish He Takes Himself Another His Err Than May Taught
Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it. Hunter S. Thompson
Survival Balance People Luck Wire Between Disaster Very Many Keep Thin
The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it. Hunter S. Thompson
World Sense Despite Perfect Clear Weird Make Still Efforts Place
I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware. Hunter S. Thompson
Nature Man People World Indeed Spirit More Risky Generosity Generous Beware Territory Am Real Trusting Than The Real World Real World Far Should
If Sunday is the Lord's day, then Saturday belongs to the Devil. It is the only night of the week when he gives out Free passes to the Late show at the Too Much Fun Club. Hunter S. Thompson
Day Too Much Sunday Free Devil Club Too Late Out Only Gives Week He Lord Passes Then Much Show Fun Saturday Belongs Night
March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters. Hunter S. Thompson
Good Fans Dance Will Fools Mercy Sheep Big Gentleman Down Good Friends Final Monsters Month Rules Punished No Rules Weeks Around Without Deal Friends Goes Rolls Rabid Turn Gambler Your Even March Thing Basketball
Richard Nixon was an evil man - evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the Devil can understand it. He was utterly without ethics or morals or any bedrock sense of decency. Hunter S. Thompson
Man Reality Ethics Evil Devil Decency Sense Richard Nixon Believe Way Those Nixon Physical Morals Only He Without Understand Bedrock Any Richard Who Utterly
With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms. Hunter S. Thompson
Market Possible Phrase Objective Results Exception Journalism Like Terms Box Scores Itself Stock Contradiction Stock Market Pompous Race Thing Things
By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart of the American Dream. Hunter S. Thompson
Heart Richard Nixon White White House Presidency States Broke Nixon Dream Degrading Like House American Diseased American Dream Richard Fleeing United United States
The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane. Hunter S. Thompson
Power Lock Insane Only Only Difference Between Up Difference Sane
If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up. Hunter S. Thompson
Crazy You Else Locked Locked Up Up Get Going Paid
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. Hunter S. Thompson
Experience Smart Harsh Having Having Fun Between Learned Difference Being Gambling Being Smart Fun Many Lessons
Democracy as a system has evolved into something that Thomas Jefferson didn't anticipate. Hunter S. Thompson
Democracy Thomas Thomas Jefferson System Evolved Something Anticipate Jefferson
Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long. Hunter S. Thompson
Politics Long Has-Been Corrupt Objective Main Allowed Journalism Been American American Politics Reasons
I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side. Hunter S. Thompson
Sense Of Humor Dark Walk Humor Dark Side Sense Luck Side Never Much Believed
Load more quotes

No more Hunter S. Thompson quotes

Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Hunter S. Thompson.

About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2024