Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun with dullards, bums, and hacks, hag-ridden with myopia, apathy, and complacence, and generally stuck in a bog of stagnant mediocrity.

Hunter S. Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MediocrityJournalismShameStagnant

The thing about working at Pixar is that everyone around you is smarter and funnier and cleverer than you and they all think the same about everyone else. It's a nice problem to have.

Andrew Stanton

ThinkProblemYouNiceEveryone

The Clash were the first big love of my life. Lyrically, they inspired me to get out, explore life, and maybe kick some doors down.

John Niven

LifeLoveMeMy LifeDoorsDown

Right after 9/11, I mean, every agency can give their own gradation, but a nice, popular rule of thumb is everybody doubled down. I ended up in NSA with about twice as much money as I had prior to 9/11.

Michael Hayden

MoneyDownNiceMeanRightOwn

There's so much mudslinging going on, and people get so turned off by that. It seems like neither party is aware of that. They're too concerned with blasting each other.

Steve Chabot

PeoplePartyGoingGetOffAware

You can technically lose money during the playoffs if you don't raise your ticket prices.

Rocky Wirtz

MoneyYouLosePlayoffsTicketYour

Terrorism seems to be the ugly twin of democracy. We need to learn to live with it because we are vulnerable to it.

Jonathan Powell

LiveUglyDemocracyLearnTerrorism

Let me tell you a story about when I was growing up in Spain. Many Sundays, we would invite 30, 40, 50 people to the countryside, and my father would make a big paella. He put me in charge of the fire and the 'stove' - the rocks that hold the pan. But he wouldn't let me cook. I got so unbelievably upset.

Jose Andres

FatherFirePeopleMeGrowing Up

Don't tell me to watch the beat. You watch me.

Boozoo Chavis

MeYouTellBeatWatch

If I can change than anyone can change. I promise you that.

Brett Favre

ChangeYouI CanPromiseThan

I love Chanel. Chanel, Chanel, Chanel, Chanel!

Brad Goreski

LoveI LoveChanel

It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.

Bob Odenkirk

NiceSeriouslyIndependentBeen

I need to worry about the things that I am in control of.

Brian O'Driscoll

I AmControlWorryNeedThingsAm

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