Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Hunter S. Thompson quotes, Hunter S. Thompson sayings, and Hunter S. Thompson proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
The waitress had the appearance of a very old hooker who had finally found her place in life.Hunter S. Thompson
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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
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It was a maddening image and the only way to whip it was to hang on until dusk and banish the ghosts with rum.Hunter S. Thompson
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If there is in fact, a heaven and a hell, all we know for sure is that hell will be a viciously overcrowded version of Phoenix.Hunter S. Thompson
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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.Hunter S. Thompson
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There is something fresh and crisp about the first hours of a Caribbean day, a happy anticipation that something is about to happen, maybe just up the street or around the next corner.Hunter S. Thompson
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Whenever i thought of time in puerto rico, i was reminded of those old magnetic clocks that hung on the walls of my classrooms in high school. every now and then a hand would not move for several minutes — and if i watched it long enough, wondering if it had finally broken down, the sudden click of the hand jumping three for four notches would startle me when it came.Hunter S. Thompson
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I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes.Hunter S. Thompson
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Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairy-tale artist, you have to get your knowledge of life from somewhere. You have to know the material you're writing about before you alter it.Hunter S. Thompson
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, Wow! What a Ride!Hunter S. Thompson
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!”Hunter S. Thompson
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Duke is an ugly word in Kentucky. Nothing in the world compares to the joy of beating those hateful swine from Duke.Hunter S. Thompson
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I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky and I learned, early on, that Habitual Domination was a natural way of life.Hunter S. Thompson
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No cop was ever born who wasn't a sucker for a finely-executed high-speed Controlled Drift all the way around one of those clover-leaf freeway interchanges.Hunter S. Thompson
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We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.Hunter S. Thompson
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We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.
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The first impression is always the right one. I rarely change my mind upward about people.Hunter S. Thompson
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Little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years.Hunter S. Thompson
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Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.Hunter S. Thompson
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Ignore that nightmare in the bathroom. Just another ugly refugee from the Love Generation, some doom-struck gimp who couldn't handle the pressure. My attorney has never been able to accept the notion often espoused by reformed drug abusers. And especially popular among those on probation that you can get a lot higher without drugs than with them. And neither have I, for that matter.Hunter S. Thompson
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I have always loved marijuana. It has been a source of joy and comfort to me for many years. And I still think of it as a basic staple of life, along with beer and ice and grapefruits.Hunter S. Thompson
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Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.Hunter S. Thompson
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There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted.Hunter S. Thompson
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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
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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.Hunter S. Thompson
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I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination.Hunter S. Thompson
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Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten.Hunter S. Thompson
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In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.Hunter S. Thompson
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No, this is not a good town for psychedelic drugs. Reality itself is too twisted.Hunter S. Thompson
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It was like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.Hunter S. Thompson
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