Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

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.

Hunter S. Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005

Topics

LifeBusinessSportsRidePainYou

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

Joe Torre

TimeStartGameDoingYouCalendar

Believe me, there's nothing I would like to do more than disappear for a while.

Ronda Rousey

MeBelieveNothingMoreDisappear

I don't know any woman who's one dimensional, not a single one.

Ruth Bradley

WomanKnowSingleAny

My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

FatherUpItalianHeHouseholdGrew

Jesus Christ is infinitely more than a great teacher and philosopher.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

TeacherGreatJesus ChristMoreThan

The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that you don't care about, then it doesn't really have - the stakes aren't there. But if you do that every now and then, then the story matters to people. And there are actual stakes involved, emotional stakes.

David Simon

PeopleStoryCareYouGoMatter

I've gotten into the habit of cranking out a set of push-ups before each show to get my blood pumping and find my focus. I worked my way up from eight to 30. That was a real accomplishment.

Christie Brinkley

FocusHabitAccomplishmentFindWay

There's a good amount of research out there that shows generous parental leave policies have a significant positive impact on employee retention and morale.

Christine Tsai

PositiveGoodResearchImpactLeave

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

Chris Van Allsburg

OpportunityTimePeopleWorldSmall

I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the darker side.

Selma Blair

I CanGoSideBeingEntertaining

That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people.

Norman Lear

HeartPeopleThinkAmericanWho

I had a jeep made up for Michael, and he would take it on tour, and he would hide behind it, like a curtain.

Rick Dees

HideUpTakeBehindTourMade

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