Hunter S. Thompson

"The most important thing is to never lose sight of what matters."

"A writer who does not write is not a writer."

"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."

"I have always been more interested in the future than in the past."

"The only real failure is not trying."

"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs."

"There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere."

"Buy the ticket, take the ride."

"It is better to do something than live a life of quietude."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance."

"To hell with the truth. As the history of the world proves, nothing is true except what men believe to be true."

"The bastards have scattered."

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."

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

"It was the year of quick money and unrealistic expectations."

"He keyed the mike and spoke in a flat, nasal voice that would have been irritating if it hadn't been so completely appropriate for what he was saying."

"Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide."

"The one thing I would never do is work on something I didn't believe in completely."

"Drug use for Olympic athletes has become so common that it's basically accepted as part of the experience."

"Brutality and prejudice are facts of life. Life is rough and chaotic."

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."

"You better take care of me, Lord. I'm only a criticism of what you made."

"The line between civilization and chaos is thinner than we think."

"Tolerance is not a sign of weakness."

"A man with a good purpose makes his own opportunities."

"The only difference between the best and worst organizations is how they treat their workers."

"In a world of dumb TV and lazy thinking, intelligence becomes a form of rebellion."

"I would never want to be remembered as the guy who gave up."