Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of Dumbness and overweening Greed. There is no Mystery about it, and no need to change any rules.

Hunter S. Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChangeGreedMysteryRulesWrong

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

Jim Fowler

TreatSecurityEarthWelfareSocial

It's something that people relate to - and I hope my kid doesn't relate to - but there's a level of believability in playing complex characters. You know, Christopher Walken has done some hilarious comedies, De Niro. There's great room for complexity and darkness to do well in comedies.

Jeremy Sisto

HopeGreatDarknessPeopleYouKnow

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Solon

CharacterTrustMoreNobilityOath

As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business.

Troy Carter

BusinessResilienceRejectionHustle

Until 2005, France had the only senior Catholic prelate in modern times who was born Jewish and still considered himself culturally Jewish: Cardinal Lustiger.

Tom Reiss

BornJewishCardinalSeniorModern

The fall of Rome seemed unthinkable to people at the time but inevitable to historians reflecting upon it with the benefit of context.

Mary Pilon

TimePeopleFallInevitableRome

When I left Yale, I was prepared to write anything.

Mitch Leigh

WriteAnythingLeftPreparedYale

I was on a few surveillance jobs as part of a big team. I would be the person to follow the subject on foot when the need arose. But most of the time, we were sitting in a car doing nothing.

Lisa Lutz

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When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

Audre Lorde

StrengthVisionServiceI AmDare

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

William Hazlitt

SecretsOpenOwnUsBooksSouls

I never expect I would become a K-pop star.

Psy

BecomeNeverExpectStarWould

I just didn't see any toys that looked like me when I was a kid.

Tiya Sircar

MeToysKidSeeJustLike

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