"I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me"

-- Hunter S. Thompson

#Money Quotes #Writing Quotes #Epic Quotes

“All honor to him who shall win the prize. The world has cried for a thousand years. But to him who tries and fails and dies, I give great honor and glory and tears.”

Source : Joaquin Miller (1917). “The Building of the City Beautiful”
“Never become so involved with something that it blinds you. Never forget where you from; someone will remind you.”
“I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station that come on everyday with country, spirituals, and the blues.”
“I would find myself backing away from all of the 'isms,' all of the communities. I have always been able to be misused by every community But that is OK. I would rather be misused than neglected.”
“Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.”
“Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.”
“I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had to sing my own tunes.”
“I'm not trying to be romantic. I think you can tell when people are trying to be sexy onstage. When I was doing 'All the Way,' I was really thinking about my wife. People don't know my personal experience, but they can tell it's an honest interpretation.”

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