Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompsonwas an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family, Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty. He was unable to formally finish high school as he was incarcerated for 60 days after abetting a robbery. He subsequently joined the United States Air Force before moving into journalism. He traveled frequently, including stints in California, Puerto Rico,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth18 July 1937
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
Hunter S. Thompson quotes about
Old elephants limp off to the hills to die; old Americans go out to the highway and drive themselves to death with huge cars.
One thing I have learned in my painful career as a gambler is that bragging when you get lucky and win a few games will plunge you into gloom and unacceptable beatings very soon. It happens every time.
Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.
All energy flows according to the whims of the great Magnet. What a fool I was to defy him.
There might be some serious fun in politics.
The next MVP of the Super Bowl is just as likely to have been a full-time grocery store bagger last year as a Heisman Trophy winner.
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.
Without gambling, I would not exist.
I hate pain, despite my ability to tolerate it beyond all known parameters, which is not necessarily a good thing.
The Sixties were an era of extreme reality. I miss the smell of tear gas. I miss the fear of getting beaten.
I had a soft-spot in my heart for Ronald Reagan, if only because he was a sportswriter in his youth.
Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.
By any accepted standard, I have had more than nine lives. I counted them up once, and there were 13 times I almost and maybe should have died.
Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football fans, both addicts; and on some days, nothing else mattered.