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Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.
Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
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They say that he who flies highest, falls farthest - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all.
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Journalism, to me, is just another drug - a free ride to scenes I'd probably miss if I stayed straight.
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On some days you get what you want, and on others, you get what you need.
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The room was very quiet. I walked over to the TV set and turned it on to a dead channel-white noise at maximum decibels, a fine sound for sleeping, a powerful continuous hiss to drown out everything strange.
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I may sound a little black, but I'm really pretty well adjusted.
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It was obvious that he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.
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Nixon was no more a saint than he was a great president.
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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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I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.
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We have bigger things to brood on and enormous reasons for wallowing in terminal craziness until we finally hit bottom.
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