Hunter S. Thompson

Quotes

• “Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what the...”
• “No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than...”
• “America...just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms ab...”
• “So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life...”
• “'Crazy' is a term of art; 'Insane' is a term of law. Remember that, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.”
• “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”
• “I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side.”
• “If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.”
• “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.”
• “For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.”
• “I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”
• “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.”
• “Politics is the art of controlling your environment.”
• “Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”
• “A word to the wise is infuriating.”