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I guess that's one of the things about growing up in the fifties - it never occurred to me that you wouldn't be at least as successful as your parents.

From Hunter S. Thompson

Jack Kerouac influenced me quite a bit as a writer... in the Arab sense that the enemy of my enemy was my friend.

From Hunter S. Thompson

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

From Hunter S. Thompson

Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect.

From Hunter S. Thompson

In my heart, I am always a Raider.

From Hunter S. Thompson

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

From Hunter S. Thompson

Remember this, folks - I am a Hillbilly, and I don't always Bet the same way I talk. Good advice is one thing, but smart gambling is quite another.

From Hunter S. Thompson

I don't think that my kind of journalism has ever been universally popular. It's lonely out here.

From Hunter S. Thompson

Nixon was a crook, of course, but he was also a rabid football fan - and he knew the game, which still astounds me, but I have always had a soft spot for him because of it.

From Hunter S. Thompson

I have always hated bowling, and I don't mind admitting it.

From Hunter S. Thompson

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