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Famous As: Journalist, Author and Founder of the Gonzo Journalism Movement

Born On: July 18, 1937

Died On: February 20, 2005

Born In: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Died At Age: 67

Hunter S. Thompson was a ‘controversial’ American journalist and author, best known for his ‘Fear and Loathing’ series and his gonzo style of journalism that inspire countless reporters and movie makers till date. Gonzo journalism is when reporters include themselves in live reporting to such an extent that they become the prime characters of their story. At the age of 14, Thompson’s father passed away, leaving him to deal with a shaky childhood. He attended different schools until he joined Louisville Male High School, but he was eventually suspended because he was sentenced to 60 days in prison for his alleged involvement in a car robbery. After serving his sentence, Hunter joined the US air force and started serving at Florida’s Elgin Air Force Base. He studied electronics and became a sports editor for The Command Courier. After being ‘honorably discharged’ from the Air Force due to his rebellious attitude, he joined several jobs and got fired for his insubordination. His biggest breakthrough came from his featured articles in Rogue magazine. He also wrote ‘The Rum Diary’, ‘Prince Jellyfish’ and for ‘The Spyder’. Thereafter, he used his personal experiences to write countless books like Hell’s Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, Screw Jack and Kingdom of Fear that instantly became popular worldwide! Here’s a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s quotes, both from his writings and life. It’s not just in his works Thompson shares his opinion about life, love and the world. He was a man who always spoke his mind and you can easily find hundreds of his quotes on internet.

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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.
Will
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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.
Me I
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So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?

So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?
Life
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Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.

Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.
Love
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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.
Life I
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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.

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.
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Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

Some may never live, but the crazy never die.
Never
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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.
You
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Too weird to live, too rare to die!
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.
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It never got weird enough for me.
Me Never
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
Hunter S. Thompson

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.
Never I
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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.
Never I
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We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.

We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.
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Good people drink good beer.
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We can't stop here, this is bat country!

We can't stop here, this is bat country!
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Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.

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

All my life, my heart has sought a thing I cannot name.

Remembered line from a long-
forgotten poem

All my life, my heart has sought a thing I cannot name. Remembered line from a long- forgotten poem
Life Heart I
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Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why.

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

It was obvious that he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.

It was obvious that he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.
Life Never I
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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

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
Money Need
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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.
Like Children
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You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.
You Me
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Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.

Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.
You Love Never Music
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The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion: the balance between my brain and my soul and my body is as wild and delicate as the skin of a Ming vase.

The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion: the balance between my brain and my soul and my body is as wild and delicate as the skin of a Ming vase.
Soul I
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