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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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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
Autobiographer
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hunter Stockton Thompson
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I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
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They don't hardly make 'em like him any more - but just to be on the safe side, he should be castrated anyway.
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My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.
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The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low.
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There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.
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North Vegas is where you go if you're a hooker turning forty and the syndicate men on the strip decide you're no longer much good for business out there with the high rollers.
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We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?
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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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Sex, drugs, and insanity have always worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend them for everyone.
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There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
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There is no way to understand the public reaction to the sight of a Freak smashing a coconut with a hammer on the hood of a white Cadillac in a Safeway parking lot unless you actually do it, and I tell you it's tense.
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The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.
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I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous.
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I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations I work at it.
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The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise.
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In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
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Nixon was a professional politician, and I despised everything he stood for -- but if he were running for president this year against the evil Bush-Cheney gang, I would happily vote for him.
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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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I wanted to take off all my clothes and never wear them again.
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