“No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride… and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well… maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.”
Source: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Hunter S. Thompson268
American journalist and author 1937–2005Related quotes
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
Hunter S. Thompson book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Source: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Samuel Butler (1835–1902) novelist
Philosophy and Equal Temperament
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XX - First Principles
“When you dance with the devil, you don't get to pick the tune.”
Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist
Source: Infinity
Brad Paisley (1972) American country music singer
Mud on the Tires, written by Brad Paisley and Chris DuBois.
Song lyrics, Mud on the Tires (2003)
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
Archive of American Television http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/george-carlin, from one of Carlin's final interviews (2008) <br class="br">Interviews, Television Appearances <br class="br">Context: You know what, I said it this way: when you're born in this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. And when you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us get to sit there with notebooks. And I'm a notebook kind of guy: [pretends to be taking notes] "Oh, my God, did you see that? Did you see what he just did?..." And I watch the freak show, and I kept my notes, and I make up stuff about it, and I talk about the freaks. And the freaks are all humans, and they are all like me, and we are all the same. I'm not better, I'm not different, I'm just apart now. I'm separate, I'm over here, because I put myself out of the mix. I don't have a stake at the outcome. I'm not a cheerleader for a given outcome now.
Joe Strummer (1952–2002) British musician, singer, actor and songwriter
7 Questions with Joe Strummer (15 August 2001)
