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Hunter S. Thompson

American Journalist

Born: Jul 18, 1937

Died: Feb 20, 2005

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Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Charles Krauthammer Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison

Paranoia is just another word for ignorance. Hunter S. Thompson

Ignorance Word Paranoia Another Just

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. Hunter S. Thompson

Truth Truth Is Nine-To-Five Never Hours Theory

Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen. Hunter S. Thompson

Truth Truth Is Seen Weirder Than Any Fiction

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. Hunter S. Thompson

Time You Justice Remember Car Will Free Mirror Few Careless Back See Haunt Parking Come Tickets Passes Off America Get Blow Expensive Want Might Next Your Next Time Cop

The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason. Hunter S. Thompson

Good Business Heart Money Men Free Long Thieves Trench Good Men Kind Run TV Some Good Reason Perceived Shallow Through Cruel Journalism Like Most Industry Hallway Dogs Uglier Normally Than Die Where Reason Plastic Things

If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. Hunter S. Thompson

Today Truth Me Truth Is People Dangerous Rare Prison Past Would Would-Be Rio About Ten Ten Years Absolute Absolute Truth Written Knew Journalism Context Years Very Cells Commodity Professional Rotting Including Seattle

I wasn't trying to be an outlaw writer. I never heard of that term; somebody else made it up. But we were all outside the law: Kerouac, Miller, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kesey; I didn't have a gauge as to who was the worst outlaw. I just recognized allies: my people. Hunter S. Thompson

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride. Hunter S. Thompson

Life Buy You Business Sports Ride Losing Long Pain Extremely Crippled Risk Both Take Part Ticket Acceptable Territory Always Understood Getting Just Wander Gambling Bargain Violent

Rush Limbaugh is a lame professional swine, and he makes a good living at it. He is like a hired geek in some traveling backwoods carnival - the freaks who bite the heads off chickens - but Limbaugh is a modernized geek who thinks he can bite the heads off of people. Hunter S. Thompson

Good People Living Good Living Carnival Bite Freaks Geek Rush Some Rush Limbaugh He Heads Like Makes Hired Off Chickens Lame Who Professional Swine Traveling Thinks

The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and somehow manages to film himself in action, as the protagonist or at least the main character. Hunter S. Thompson

Work Character Director Own Action Must Somehow Scene Writer Writes Main Main Character Participant Like Protagonist Himself Does Least Camera His Scripts Who Film

Gambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces. Hunter S. Thompson

Life You Dangerous Two-Way Two-Way Street Weird Weird Things Pieces Least Go Expect Happen Turn Gambling Your Suddenly Street Things Things Happen

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. Hunter S. Thompson

One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way. When failure starts to feel normal in your life or your work or even your darkest vices, you won't have to go looking for trouble, because trouble will find you. Count on it. Hunter S. Thompson

Life Work Failure You Sports Losing Will Darkest Trouble Looking Starts Way Find Winning Habit Factors Count Feel Most Because Becomes Go Normal Same Vices Your Even Basic

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands. Hunter S. Thompson

Me You Better Care Take Take Care Lord Hands Gonna Your

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is. Hunter S. Thompson

Politics Everybody Addiction Guilty Idea Comfortable

By any accepted standard, I have had more than nine lives. I counted them up once, and there were 13 times I almost and maybe should have died. Hunter S. Thompson

Nine Once More Counted Had Almost Accepted Were Up Times Than Died Any Maybe Them Should Standard Lives

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. Hunter S. Thompson

Work Politics Myself Patriotism People Think Consider Local Way Worthwhile Voice Participate Most Because Bedrock Encountered Very America Donations Patriot Patriotic Might Meaningful Meaningful Way Actively Ever

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