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I guess I'm just courtly until people get in my way. You'll find most Southerners are like that.
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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Hunter Stockton Thompson
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The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it.
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Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser.
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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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Myths and legends die hard in America.
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On some nights, I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.
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I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side.
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