All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.
HUNTER S. THOMPSONFreedom, Truth, Honour, you could rattle off a hundred such words and behind every one of them would gather a thousand punks, pompous little farts, waving the banner with one hand and reaching under the table with the other.
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Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.
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Avoid being seized by the police. The cops are not your friends. Don’t tell them anything.
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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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There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.
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It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.
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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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I am surprised and embarrassed to be a part of the first American generation to leave the country in far worse shape than it was when we first came into it.
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Writing is the flip side of sex – it’s good only when it’s over.
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Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.
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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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For a loser, Vegas is the meanest town on earth.
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I never knew where I was going, but I ripped the tits off of everything that got in my way. By the time they figured me out, it was too late.
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Words are such a poor medium when you really want someone to feel something.
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You won’t find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains.
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I miss Nixon. Compared to these Nazis we have in the White House now, Richard Nixon was a flaming liberal.
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