Hunter S. Thompson

We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to fear.

The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.

There are times, and I have many of them, when I am gripped by a feeling of utter futility. I mean, what's the use?

I've always been attracted to the edges of things, the fringes, the people who don't quite fit in.

The main problem in this country is that we have too many smart people who aren't doing anything.

If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

America… just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money in the world and still not happy.

The only thing I ever learned from any man was to stay away from him.

Nobody's looking for a hero. They're looking for a leader.

I still believe that America is a good idea. I also believe that a lot of what we're doing right now is going to destroy that idea.

The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.

I am a fantastic lover, I am a fantastic drinker, and I am a fantastic writer.

It's a strange world, a crazy world, a world where the good guys don't always win.

I'd rather be a freak than a square.

The only way to deal with a unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

If you're going to be a journalist, you have to be prepared to get your hands dirty.

I feel like a pig in a slaughterhouse, waiting for the axe to fall.

I am a professional, I am a professional at everything I do.

In a nation of pigs, the one-eyed man is king.

It is a rare man who can fail to get his head chopped off in a revolution.