Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

A word to the wise is infuriating.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

'Crazy' is a term of art; 'Insane' is a term of law. Remember that, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

There might be some serious fun in politics.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Rude people will now & then ask me why I think I know so much about Politics. I tell them it's because I'm Smart... But that is a lie: The real reason is because I'm an incurable Gambling addict.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Justice is expensive in America. There are no Free Passes... You might want to remember this, the next time you get careless and blow off a few Parking Tickets. They will come back to haunt you the next time you see a Cop car in your rear-view mirror.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Yes sir, I am a tortured man for all seasons, as they say, and I have powerful friends in high places. Birds sing where I walk, and children smile when they see me coming.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Football fans share a universal language that cuts across many cultures and many personality types. A serious football fan is never alone. We are legion, and football is often the only thing we have in common.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.

~ Hunter S. Thompson