Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

For about two years, I was a little wild. I was out partying, having adventures.

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.

I was kind of wild. I enjoyed myself as a young man. I was moving 100 miles per hour - on and off the field.

I do like to do mad stuff on occasions.

Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun.

When I was young and didn't have money, I liked gambling because winning and losing was fun for the rush of it. The amount of money that I would have to put down now to get that rush, there is no f'ing way I'm going to do it. It's just stupid. I would rather get that rush some other way.

I don't think we'll get caught, but the very possibility is half the fun.

The reason why some people love to engage in dangerous activities, such as mountain climbing, car racing, and so on, although they may not be aware of it, is that it forces them into the Now - that intensely alive state that is free of time, free of problems, free of thinking, free of the burden of the personality.

Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.

Sometimes I think I need to get crazy. Go to Vegas.

I live to feel myself in danger.

I like to be wild, and I like to do wild, crazy things. I need excitement. At all times. Normal is not my type.

The age of 20 was all about stupid things. I did crazy things but never lost it. I was, you know, a little crazy. I once broke up with my boyfriend in London and went to an Indian guy's apartment who I didn't know and who told me he saw my aura and gave me a massage.

Live fast, die young.

I was living a dangerous life before I started boxing.

I just try to see what happens when you put your feet on the accelerator.

I make bad decisions frequently. They're fun.

I don't really know why, but danger has always been an important thing in my life - to see how far I could lean without falling, how fast I could go without cracking up.

To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail." He laughed again. " You should have done it. I would have caught you at the bottom.

Things always work out for me because I do whatever I want without worrying about the consequences.

I fare the best when I'm in dangerous situations.

I don't think about risks much. I just do what I want to do. If you gotta go, you gotta go.

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

It's fun, in a way, to explore what's risky in one's life.

People want somebody to be a daredevil, even if they're not going to be a daredevil themselves.