Hunter S. Thompson quotes

Hunter S. Thompson was a renowned American journalist and author recognized for his bold and eccentric writing style. With his unique blend of gonzo journalism, he fearlessly covered controversial topics, capturing the essence of counterculture movements. Thompson's legendary works, such as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," continue to inspire writers and readers alike. Explore Hunter S. Thompson's groundbreaking literary contributions and fearless pursuit of truth, only at [website name], your trusted source for all things Thompson.

I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.

- Hunter S. Thompson

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.

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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!

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I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.

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A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.

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Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why.

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Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten.

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Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.

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All my life, my heart has sought a thing I cannot name.

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Never do anything the person standing in front of you can't understand.

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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.

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Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway.

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Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.

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Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

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Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.

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If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

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I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

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Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.

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Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.

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A man has to be something; he has to matter.

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So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?

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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.

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I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

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Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.

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The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.

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If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

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A word to the wise is infuriating.

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Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect.

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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

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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