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I knew a Buddhist once, and I've hated myself ever since.

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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
Autobiographer
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Journalist
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Politician
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hunter Stockton Thompson
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Most people who deal in words don't have much faith in them and I am no exception.
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I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.
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There might be some serious fun in politics.
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Duke is an ugly word in Kentucky. Nothing in the world compares to the joy of beating those hateful swine from Duke.
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Richard Nixon looks like a flaming liberal today, compared to a golem like George Bush. Indeed. Where is Richard Nixon now that we finally need him?
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Sportswriters are a rude and brainless subculture of fascist drunks
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All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.
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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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She was wearing the same clothes, but now she looked haggard and dirty. The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.
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Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.
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Hit him again, Jack! He's crazy!
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