Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

Hunter Stockton Thompson is an American journalist and author who became very popular among the people who believed in American counterculture due to his fearless, aggressive and macho lifestyle. He is also well known as the founder of gonzo journalism.

Hunter S. Thompson was born on July 18, 1937 in a middle-class family in Louisville, the largest city in the US. His father died when he was 14, so his mother raised Thompson alone.

Young Hunter S. Thompson
Young Hunter S. Thompson

Thompson was interested in sports at a young age, he wanted to become an athlete, but it was probably not written in his luck. During high school, he became a member of an Athenaeum group that involved Thompson in criminal activity. He was jailed for 60 days and his career & studies were completely ruined.

Later he joined the Air Force after taking basic training from Lackland Air Force Base. But a few years later, he was given an early honorable discharge as an airman first class. After leaving the Air Force, He began his journalism career as a sports editor for a newspaper.

In 1970, he published a sports article titled “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved” under Scanlan’s Monthly Publication, which strengthened his journalist profile.

Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson

People really liked Thompson’s writing style. This inspired Thompson to create a New Journalism subgenre “Gonzo”. Thompson has written many famous books in addition to articles in newspapers, the first of which is Hell’s Angels Book. This book is based on the experiences of the days he spent with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.

Some of his other popular books include the rum diary book, the proud highway, fear and loathing book and the great shark hunt. The mid-1970s saw a major downfall in Thompson’s writing output and career that left him deeply depressed.

Apart from his writings, Hunter S. Thompson is also known for his lifelong use of alcohol and drugs. He once said that “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”

Due to intoxication all his life, he had many health problems. Meanwhile, troubled by career slow down and health problems, at the age of 67, Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide by shooting himself at his home on February 20, 2005.

Hunter S Thompson Quotes :

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness. — Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: We are all alone, born alone, die alone.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.

A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.

In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes About Truth: I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes

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 gone over. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Too weird to live, too rare to die!

Too weird to live, too rare to die! — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

Some may never live, but the crazy never die. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

If you’re going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you’re going to be locked up. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten.
Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws. — Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.

Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing.

I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted that it was worth knowing. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why.

Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why. — Hunter S Thompson

The tension between these two poles – a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other – kept me going. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Never do anything the person standing in front of you can't understand.
Never do anything the person standing in front of you can’t understand. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: If you care about the world's problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks, he will never ask you again.

If you care about the world’s problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks, he will never ask you again. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.

Anything worth doing, is worth doing right. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion.

The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.

Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.

With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes

The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: If you think the world is weird now, imagine how weird it would be if wild beasts had no fear.

If you think the world is weird now, imagine how weird it would be if wild beasts had no fear. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: You can't miss what you never had.

You can’t miss what you never had. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Pray to God, but row away from the rocks.

Pray to God, but row away from the rocks. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.

The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: On some days you get what you want, and on others, you get what you need.
On some days you get what you want, and on others, you get what you need. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes

No matter how much I wanted all those things that I needed money to buy, there was some devilish current pushing me off in another direction — toward anarchy and poverty and craziness. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: To make a point of declaring friendship is to cheapen it.

To make a point of declaring friendship is to cheapen it. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: You won't find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains.

You won’t find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains. — Hunter S Thompson

If you can’t make yourself understood by your friends, you’ll be in trouble when your enemies come for you. — Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Live steady. Don't fuck around. Give anything weird a wide berth -- including people.

Live steady. Don’t fuck around. Give anything weird a wide berth — including people. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes About Ignorance: Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance.
Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
The main problem in any democracy is the crowd. Pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy. — Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law and not necessarily against it.

An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law and not necessarily against it. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: It won't last. Nothing lasts. But I'm happy now.

It won’t last. Nothing lasts. But I’m happy now. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs.

The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.

Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes About Politics: Politics is the art of controlling your environment.
Politics is the art of controlling your environment. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
The importance of Liking Yourself is a notion that fell heavily out of favor during the coptic, anti-ego frenzy of the Acid Era. — Hunter S Thompson
Hunter S Thompson Quotes: There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous.

There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die.

It’s a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective.

Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: I am a road man for the lords of karma.

I am a road man for the lords of karma. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes: The Angels don’t like to be called losers, but they have learned to live with it.

The Angels don’t like to be called losers, but they have learned to live with it. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Life :

Hunter S Thompson quotes on life: You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.
You can’t hoard fun. It has no shelf life. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Life: Know your dope fiend. your life may depend on it!

Know your dope fiend. your life may depend on it! — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Life: Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.

Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Life: Life is beautiful and living is pain.

Life is beautiful and living is pain. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Love Quotes :

Hunter S Thompson Love Quotes: Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.
Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes
Hunter S Thompson Love Quotes: Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway.

Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Love Quotes: Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness think of yesterday.

Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness think of yesterday. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Fear :

hunter s thompson quote about death: Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes

I understand that fear is my friend, but not always. Never turn your back on Fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Quotes On Fear: People who claim to know jackrabbits will tell you they are primarily motivated by Fear, Stupidity, and Craziness.

People who claim to know jackrabbits will tell you they are primarily motivated by Fear, Stupidity, and Craziness. — Hunter S Thompson

Fear is a healthy instinct, not a sign of weakness. It is a natural self-defense mechanism that is common to felines, wolves, hyenas, and most humans. — Hunter S Thompson

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Hunter S Thompson Music Quotes :

Hunter S Thompson quotes about music: Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel.
Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. — Hunter S Thompson Quotes

I’ve always compared writing to music. That’s the way I feel about good paragraphs. When it really works, it’s like music. — Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson Music Quotes: Turn the goddam music up! My heart feels like an alligator!

Turn the goddam music up! My heart feels like an alligator! — Hunter S Thompson