The Best Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

April 17, 2010 474 votes 124 voters

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A list of the best Hunter S. Thompson quotes. This list is arranged by which famous Hunter S. Thompson quotes have received the most votes, so only the greatest Hunter S. Thompson quotes are at the top of the list. All the most popular quotes from Hunter S. Thompson should be listed here, but if any were missed you can add more at the end of the list. This list includes notable Hunter S. Thompson quotes on various subjects, many of which are inspirational and thought provoking.

This list answers the questions, "What are the best Hunter S. Thompson quotes?" and "What is the most famous Hunter S. Thompson quote?"

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1
I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.
Hunter S. Thompson
58 votes
2
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
Hunter S. Thompson
58 votes
3
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
Hunter S. Thompson
70 votes
4
Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect.
Hunter S. Thompson
41 votes
5
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
39 votes
6
America is just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
Hunter S. Thompson
38 votes

I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro

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

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.

America is just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.