Hunter S. Thompson Quotes

When Howard Dean started saying some honest things, they hung him.

There is nothing worse than a politician that gets defensive and starts attacking the media - and it always looks bad for the politician, because you sign up for this. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.

Many good journalists have attempted to confront Trump about his many lies and failures, and have failed.

Cheap anti-Americanism will eventually have consequences.

For every action there’s a reaction. And also, for every action there’s an equal and opposite criticism.

When I started criticizing Donald Trump when he got more popular on the right, one of the most things that I discovered was how many people were mad at me for not living down to their expectations. There are a lot of pundits on the right who think their job is to be a cheerleader for their team. That is not my job. My job is to tell the truth as I see it, and that is gotten a lot of people angry.

When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.

Whenever you do anything public, you open yourself up to be criticized.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.

Nobody criticizes the 'Mighty Ducks' trilogy and gets away with it. Nobody!

When I make an error, it's a very bad day in my house.

Whenever you take a stand on an issue, people will line up around the block to kick your ass over it. By having an opinion, you make yourself a target. Why do you think Congress likes to hide behind closed doors at decision-making time?

We all make mistakes. In public life, we make them in public view.

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Fame and censure with a tether / By fate are always linked together.

When you get into this line of work, you're in public office, you expect you're gonna have cheap shots taken at you. That's part of the process.

Everyone makes mistakes, and they never go unnoticed when you're in the public eye.

I'll cop whatever gets thrown at me - that's politics.

Blowback is simply another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows.

I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.

If you say what you think don't expect to hear only what you like.

The real world has consequences when you do and say things about others. We're at a point now where you better be sure who you're going after.

Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home.

I put myself in a position of authority where if I get judged, I get scrutinized. So if I get caught slipping, than I have to reap the repercussions of it. That is the game I’m in and people will judge you, you just have to get over it.

I mean, [Donald Trump] is going to get hit. He's going to get hit often. He's not going to like it. That's the way it works, you know.