Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson
Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.
I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination.
All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.
As long as I'm learning something, I figure I'm OK - it's a decent day.
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they're dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb. It is the beginning of the end of our world as we knew it. Doom is the operative ethic.
The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low.
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!
Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.
The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe the ones in their own yards, and they don't mind admitting it.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.
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.
I'm not a liberal, by the way.I believe I have every right to have guns. I just bought another huge weapon. A lot of people shouldn't own guns. I should. I have a safety record. Guns are a lot of fun out here.
We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world — a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts.
Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.
A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.
Human beings are the only creatures on earth that claim a God and the only thing that behaves like it hasn't got one.
Never fire a warning shot. It is a waste of ammunition.