Have an objective to give your bender a theme. For instance, stalking and killing a wild pig with a bowie knife. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“But why not float if you have no goal? That is another question. It is unquestionably better to enjoy the floating than… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
To give advice to a man who asks what to do with his life implies something very close to egomania. To presume… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism -- which is true, but they miss… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“So much for Objective Journalism. Don't bother to look for it here--not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“But in a society with no central motivation, so far adrift and puzzled with itself that its President‡ feels called upon to… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Finding meaning in life is not about looking for a specific goal. That is a fruitless path. It is about seeking a… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“To put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen,… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“And indeed, that IS the question: whether to float with the tide, or to swim for a goal. It is a choice… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism—which is true, but they miss the point.… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Security ... what does this word mean in relation to life as we know it today? For the most part, it means… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“There was also the fact that sending a penniless writer to get $135 worth of beer was — as Khrushchev said of Nixon —… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No Prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb grey hairs” — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
If we get chased out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, that will be the fifth consecutive Third-world country with no hint… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
At age 22 I set what I insist is an all-time record for distance hitchhiking in Bermuda shorts: 3,700 miles in three weeks. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down is almost always far worse than your darkest visions… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“No doubt they all Got What Was Coming To Them. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“For several months they'd been drifting toward political involvement, but the picture was hazy and one of the most confusing elements was their geographical… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
