All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.
HUNTER S. THOMPSONGood news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.
More Hunter S. Thompson Quotes
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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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I just usually go with my own taste. If I like something, and it happens to be against the law, well, then I might have a problem.
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I was never trying, necessarily, to be an outlaw. It was just the place in which I found myself.
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Those who fail to learn from the brutal stompings visited on them in the past are doomed to be brutally stomped in the future.
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I will fight for your right to be weird- just as I know you will fight for mine.
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All the blood is drained out of democracy – it dies – when only half the population votes.
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These things happen. One day you run everything, and the next day you run like a dog.
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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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Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
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I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
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Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life.
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There’s a terrible danger in voting for the lesser of two evils because the parties can set it up that way.
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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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My greatest talent is in my ability to choose good friends. It’s about as important as things get.
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