If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. Hunter S. Thompson absolutecellcommodity share on social
There is always room for losers in the football business. They are the mother's milk of gambling, and why not? Somebody has to do it, or there won't be any winners. Hunter S. Thompson businessfootballgamble Change image and share on social
The behavior of the crowd at Churchill Downs is like 100,000 vicious Hyenas going berserk all at once in a space about the size of a 777 jet or the White House lawn. Hunter S. Thompson 000behaviorberserk Change image and share on social
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. Hunter S. Thompson edgeexplainhonest Change image and share on social
Jack Kerouac influenced me quite a bit as a writer... in the Arab sense that the enemy of my enemy was my friend. Hunter S. Thompson arabbiteenemy Change image and share on social
If Sunday is the Lord's day, then Saturday belongs to the Devil. It is the only night of the week when he gives out Free passes to the Late show at the Too Much Fun Club. Hunter S. Thompson belongclubday Change image and share on social
With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms. Hunter S. Thompson boxcontradictionexception share on social
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 catchclosecrime Change image and share on social
I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory... And why not? Victory is good for you, and don't let anybody tell you different. Hunter S. Thompson americabigend share on social
There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment. Hunter S. Thompson badfearmoment Change image and share on social
