Hunter S. Thompson

I'm not afraid to die, I'm afraid not to live.

I'm a writer, not a saint.

I'm a journalist, not a politician.

I'm a firm believer in the idea that you can't be too careful.

I'm not a fan of organized religion, but I'm a fan of spirituality.

I'm not a fan of rules, but I'm a fan of respect.

I'm not a fan of conformity, but I'm a fan of individuality.

I'm not a fan of censorship, but I'm a fan of common sense.

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

I wouldn’t recommend sex, drugs, or insanity for everyone, but they’ve always worked for me.

No, this is not a good voyage. The captain is a maniac and the crew is a gang of fools and the ship is leaking and the sea is getting rougher and rougher… and it's getting dark.

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.

Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget that you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.

We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that kills, now it's the speed that saves. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be so deathly dull.

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

The only way to make a man feel good about himself is to tell him that he is better than someone else.

I have a theory that the human species is not ready for freedom.

Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.

San Francisco is a city of freaks. But they're beautiful freaks.