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People Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson
- Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for them.
- There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says 'Good people drink good beer.' Which is true, then as now. Just look around you in any…
- It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat sh** and die.
- Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all the rancid genes…
- It is all well and good for children and acid freaks to still believe in Santa Claus — but it is still a profoundly morbid…
- Most people who deal in words don't have much faith in them and I am no exception.
- You'd be surprised at the things people will do in order to get their names or pictures in the paper.
- Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism -- which is true, but they miss the point. It…
- We came down here to see this teddible scene: people all pissed out of their minds and vomiting on themselves and all that and now,…
- Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers.
- I drink much less than most people think, and I think much more than most people would believe. I am quite sincere about some of the…
- We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they're dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence…
- All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.
- Coming of age in a fascist police state will not be a barrel of fun for anybody, much less for people like me, who are…
- Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is…
- There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and every other way.…
- The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise.
- Liberalism itself has failed, and for a pretty good reason. It has been too often compromised by the people who represented it.
- The McGovern/McCarthy type candidacies have disappointed too many people, because of a disillusionment with the candidates themselves.
- I believe that the major operating ethic in American society right now, the most universal want and need is to be on TV. I've been…
- I have never felt comfortable around people who talk about their feelings for Jesus, or any other deity for that matter, because they are usually…
- The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have…
- If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison…
- Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.
- I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle