Hell Angels Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

8 Hell Angels quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

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Thompson’s razor‑sharp observations on the biker world land in this tight collection, delivering his trademark edge in bite‑size form. It’s a swift ride through his vivid, unvarnished perspective.

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“The Hell's Angels are very definitely a lower-class phenomenon, but their backgrounds are not necessarily poverty-stricken. Despite some grim moments, their parents…

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“Now, looking for labels, it is hard to call the Hell's Angels anything but mutants. They are urban outlaws with a rural…

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“Far from being freaks, the Hell's Angels are a logical product of the culture that now claims to be shocked at their…

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“The Hell’s Angels as a group are often willfully stupid, but they are not without savoir-faire, and their predilection for travelling in…

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The Hell's Angels try not to do anything halfway, and anyone who deals in extremes is bound to cause trouble, whether he…

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“To them the appearance of the Hell’s Angels must have seemed like a wonderful publicity stunt. In a nation of frightened dullards…

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In the terms of our Great Society the Hell's Angels and their ilk are losers - dropouts, failures and malcontents. They are…

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“The New York power failure was not the first time the Hell's Angels have confounded the forces of decency and got off…

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“There was also the fact that sending a penniless writer to get $135 worth of beer was — as Khrushchev said of Nixon —…

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“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in…

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No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.

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By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart…

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No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No Prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What…

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“The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb grey hairs”

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Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.

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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…

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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.

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Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down is almost always far worse than your darkest visions…

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“No doubt they all Got What Was Coming To Them. All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding…

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“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…

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