Schafferts Thompson Quotes

February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. ~ Douglas Brinkley

The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Personally, being somewhat envious of Richard's (Thompson) songwriting and guitar playing, it's somewhat satisfying he's not yet achieved household-name status. It serves him right for being so good. ~ David Byrne

I guess he found a new lover." Jake Thompson ~ Bella Jeanisse

The average woman is a size 14 but 'plus' models start at a size six. The industry wants you to feel bad about yourself, and they succeed. I find it to be disgusting. ~ Whitney Thompson

Some events are so harrowing, they either shape who we become or we move past them. They either break us entirely, or we pick up the pieces and put ourselves back together, altered but not shattered. ~ Rachel Thompson

Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap. ~ Emma Thompson

I don't have any labels for myself, really. Sometimes, when I am out with my wife, I am just Mr. Thompson. Or at my daughter's school, I'm Gaia's dad. I don't think of myself as Greg Wise, actor. ~ Greg Wise

Drink it," I told her. "It's good for what ails you. Caffeine and sugar. I don't drink it, so I ran over to your house and stole the expensive stuff in your freezer. It shouldn't be that bad. Samuel told me to make it strong and pour sugar into it. It should taste sort of like bitter syrup."
She gave me a smile smile, then a bigger one, and plugged her nose before she drank it down in one gulp. "Next time," she said in a hoarse voice, "I make the coffee. ~ Patricia Briggs

A lot of gay men are in delusion if they think they're super macho. ~ Scott Thompson

Titanic Thompson and Amarillo Slim would have run from a game with Marty Stanovich. Marty could really play, and he didn't cheat. ~ Evel Knievel

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something. ~ Teddy Thompson

She looked lonely through the lens of my telescope, like one of those faraway stars, still visible to our eyes but no longer really there. ~ Karen Thompson Walker

Journalism is a low trade and a habit worse than heroin, a strange seedy world of misfits and drunkards and failures. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

At a basic level venture capitalists are arbitrageurs: they have access to more information than those with the capital, and access to more capital than those with information, and they profit by exploiting the mismatch. ~ Ben Thompson

The Catholic Church - it's so difficult because I don't want say anything offensive but it makes me very angry that religious leaders from this faith have tried to respond negatively to sexual education and to the promotion of condom use ~ Emma Thompson

But adrenaline, like any other drug, wears off. Panic, like any other flood, must crest. ~ Karen Thompson Walker

I was born into chaos. I didn't know what peace felt like. ~ Shannon A. Thompson

I am surprised and embarrassed to be a part of the first American generation to leave the country in far worse shape than it was when we first came into it. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

But time moves in only one direction. Not everything that breaks can be repaired. ~ Karen Thompson Walker

I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older. ~ P. J. O'Rourke

It's amazing what some people read into songs. ~ Richard Thompson

1) Never trust a cop in a raincoat.
2) Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway.
3) If asked if you care about the world's problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks, he will never ask you again.
4) Never give your real name.
5) If ever asked to look at yourself, don't look.
6) Never do anything the person standing in front of you can't understand.
7) Never create anything, it will be misinterpreted, it will chain you and follow you for the rest of your life. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

I would prefer to have gum on my face than own up to the fact that I accidentally got gum on my face. And of course one sentence out of every ten that comes from my mouth is probably not one hundred percent true. ~ Alicia Thompson

I knew everything about the back of that head - the swirl of his hair, the curve of his ear, the straight, sharp line of his jaw. I liked the way he smelled like soap even late in the afternoon. ~ Karen Thompson Walker

I enjoy learning about the new technologies. I enjoy getting to know the new fans and dealing with them on their turf. ~ Lea Thompson

Common sense isn't as common as its name implies ~ Douglas Thompson

I still feel needles in my back when I think about all the horrible disasters that would have befallen me if I had permanently moved to San Francisco and rented a big house, joined the company dole, become national-affairs editor for some upstart magazine-that was the plan around 1967. But that would have meant going to work on a regular basis, like nine to five, with an office-I had to pull out. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

A man has to BE something; he has to matter. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

If you think there's a bogeyman -
turn on the light. ~ Dorothy Thompson

The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going outside. If you log off for a few days, your character will be more 'rested' when you resume playing, a mode that temporarily speeds up your leveling. ~ Clive Thompson

Money will make
a leader turn a
blind eye to injustice. ~ DeAnthony Thompson

Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun, and you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome, son. ~ Josh Thompson

I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn't regret any of it. ~ Shannon A. Thompson

God wants us to use our resources to help others, but He does not want us to be naïve. Use the business, common and spiritual sense that God has blessed you with to stand up to people with unfair business practices. Study His word to see how He handles the enemy when it tries to disguise itself as a supportive customer of yours. The same family member asking you for a free service is the same person that would never think to negotiate their electric bill. The same church member who wants a discount is the same person who will go to a restaurant and not only pay the full bill, but tip the waitress on top of it! Do you not deserve that same respect and consideration? ~ V.L. Thompson

You know, your family's exactly like I imagined them. Exactly like you." "What's that supposed to mean?" "You're like the blackbirds. The blondbirds." "Very funny." "They're very nice. You always talk like they're Norwegian hillbillies or something. ~ Jean Thompson

I was so far beyond simple fatigue that I was beginning to feel nicely adjusted to the idea of permanent hysteria. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

I love 'Love Actually' and particularly the story with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. I think it's possibly the best exploration of infidelity that's ever been done because it really feels accurate and real. ~ John Requa

Except heaven is a hope , and eden is a memory . ~ Craig Thompson

This had become a game of ours. We were serious kids made more so by the times. ~ Karen Thompson Walker

I called up Andrew, Adam's twin and the Thompson brother who matched me in temperament and personality. In other words, we were fucking balls of sunshine. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there. ~ Ken Thompson

The Hell's Angels are very definitely a lower-class phenomenon, but their backgrounds are not necessarily poverty-stricken. Despite some grim moments, their parents seem to have had credit. Most of the outlaws are the sons of people who came to California either just before or during World War II. Many have lost contact with their families, and I have never met an Angel who claimed to have a hometown in any sense that people who use that term might understand it. Terry the Tramp, for instance, is "from" Detroit, Norfolk, Long Island, Los Angeles, Fresno and Sacramento. As a child, he lived all over the country, not in poverty but in total mobility. Like most of the others, he has no roots. He relates entirely to the present, the moment, the action. ~ Hunter S. Thompson

I'm a big breakfast person: Eggs, bacon and yogurt is my go-to meal before a round. On the course, peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches are great for energy, but a protein bar works, too. ~ Lexi Thompson

When I see our country's stagnation and economic woes, I cannot help but think that we need a creative revolution that is embraced by business and endorsed by government and educators alike. ~ Larry R. Thompson

Don't become the object of affection. It's dangerous. Certain men want to possess you entirely. Men will do anything to satisfy their desires and this can lead men down paths they are powerless to resist. ~ Alice Thompson

I noticed that you take your anger out on your guitar," I said finally. "Like, when i ate a bowl of your cereal, you went in your room and started playing like you were in Metallica or something." "Actually, it was Alice Cooper. ~ Alicia Thompson