"Those of us that had been up..." - Quote by Hunter S Thompson
Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink. We were, after all, the cream of the national sporting press.
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“Rude people will now & then ask me why I think I know so much about Politics. I tell them it's because I'm Smart... But that is a lie: The real reason is because I'm an incurable Gambling addict.”
“Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.”
“Graffiti is beautiful; like a brick in the face of a cop.”
More on Journalism
“Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”
“That is a society editor, sitting there elegantly dressed, with his legs crossed in that indolent way, observing the clothes the ladies wear, so that he can describe them for his paper and make them out finer than they are and get bribes for it and become wealthy.”
“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is.”
More on Experience
“Crowns in my purse I have, and goods at home,And so am come abroad to see the world.”
“Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well.”
“As men get on in life, they acquire a love for sincerity, and somewhat less solicitude to be lulled or amused. In the progress ofthe character, there is an increasing faith in the moral sentiment, and a decreasing faith in propositions.”