I wasn't trying to be an outlaw writer. I never heard of that term; somebody else made it up. But we were all outside the law: Kerouac, Miller, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kesey; I didn't have a gauge as to who was the worst outlaw. I just recognized allies: my people. Hunter S. Thompson allybadburroughs share on social
Richard Nixon was an evil man - evil in a way that only those who believe in the physical reality of the Devil can understand it. He was utterly without ethics or morals or any bedrock sense of decency. Hunter S. Thompson bedrockdecencydevil share on social
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned. Hunter S. Thompson annualbadbaseball Change image and share on social
Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent? Hunter S. Thompson competentculturefall Change image and share on social
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled. Hunter S. Thompson beautyinstancemoment Change image and share on social
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 amateuraveragecallaway share on social
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. Hunter S. Thompson businesscrueldie share on social
I am surprised and embarrassed to be a part of the first American generation to leave the country in far worse shape than it was when we first came into it. Hunter S. Thompson americanbadlycountry Change image and share on social