right' i said. 'but first, we need the car. and after that, the cocaine. and then the tape recorder, for special music,… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
I believe that the major operating ethic in American society right now, the most universal want and need is to be on… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It's come to the point where you almost can't run unless… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Houston is a cruel, crazy town on a filthy river in East Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex,… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
You almost have to be a rock star to generate the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Once I establish credit, I may be able to function. A man needs credit. Especially when he has no money. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
On some days you get what you want, and on others, you get what you need. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon looks like a flaming liberal today, compared to a golem like George Bush. Indeed. Where is Richard Nixon now that… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
And that, I think, was the handle--that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean… — 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
