Gambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests embracing risk and excitement to the point where the exhilaration overshadows oneβs fears.
In this quote, Hunter S. Thompson expresses a philosophical view on the human experience of thrill-seeking. He posits that the excitement and adrenaline of speed can surpass the primal fear of death, encouraging individuals to confront their fears head-on in pursuit of passion and adventure. It reflects a willingness to push boundaries and live life fully, highlighting the tension between fear and the exhilaration of lifeβs risks.
Themes
SpeedFearDeathThrillAdventure
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about embracing risks.
More from Hunter S. Thompson
All quotes βAs things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I'm not sure that I'm going to be a good one or even a self-supporting one, but until the dark thumb of fate presses me to the dust and says 'you are nothing', I will be a writer.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
When you write for a living and you can't do anything else, you know that sooner or later that the deadline is going to come screaming down on you like a goddamn banshee. There's no avoiding it...So one day you just don't appear at the El Adobe bar anymore; you shut the door, paint the windows black, rent an electric typewriter and become the monster you always were - the writer.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
Similar quotes
When I came to New York it was the first time I'd ever taken a plane, the first time I'd ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I'd ever done.
Madonna CicconeRead
I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.
Sue Monk KiddRead
When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.
Cesar ChavezRead
The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance. Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. .. YOU be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
Thomas S. MonsonRead
It's easier to aim to please and say what others want to hear than to form an opinion and fight for it, even if it means taking a risk or losing your job.
Robert KiyosakiRead
I'd rather die like a man, than live like a coward
Tupac ShakurRead