Common ground Quote by Hunter S. Thompson Download Open image ““Their only common ground is their disdain for the present, or the status quo.”” — Hunter S. Thompson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Common ground Status quo
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“But like all outsiders in good faith with the establishment, they tended to forget their revolutionary roots and side with the establishment.” — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“But instead of losing quietly, one by one, they have banded together with a mindless kind of loyalty and moved outside the framework, for… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Be wary of those propagating too much about liberty, ideology, and civility; they just might be oppressors in the making.” — Aniruddha Sastikar Copy Share Image
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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… — 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
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I have tried to treat people on the other side civilly and look for common ground. — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
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I could fight with the living but I could not fight the dead. If there was some woman in London that Maxim loved, someone… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
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His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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Good governance requires working toward common ground. It isn't easy. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
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