Quotes
by Kym on November 25, 2007
“There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”
Oscar Levant
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein
“Insanity — a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.”
R. D. Lang
“Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.”
Sam Levenson
“Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.”
Nathaniel Emmons
“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.”
- Unknown
“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they are okay, then it’s you.”
-Rita Mae Brown
“No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.”
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”
-Seneca
Rather apropos, don’t you think?
23 comments
You know, that last quote infers I’m a genius. Haha! I knew it!
by Summer on November 25, 2007 at 4:30 am. #
very apropos! :) How did your day go?
by Kate on November 25, 2007 at 6:03 am. #
I keep trying to beat that second one into my hubby’s head, but he keeps resisting.
Great quotes though. I hope you had a great day. Could you please come put the lights on my tree for me?
by Blue Momma on November 25, 2007 at 6:26 am. #
The Rita Mae Brown quote pretty much clinches it for me as my friends are very much sane people.
I just read your last post and my heart is all tight and constricted for you (how I feel when I am stressed). I’ll be hoping you make it through!
by mindyluwho on November 25, 2007 at 5:11 pm. #
steve and I found those a little too true to be funny…
(but we laughed anyway.)
by k on November 25, 2007 at 6:04 pm. #
yeah, sam levenson hit the nail on the head!
by christina on November 25, 2007 at 6:48 pm. #
Seneca is 100 per cent right, Kimberly!!
by david mcmahon on November 25, 2007 at 7:04 pm. #
“Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.”
Sam Levenson
Oh yes, yes, YES.
by Beth on November 25, 2007 at 7:54 pm. #
There is nothing wrong with insanity. Nothing at all.
by Melissa on November 25, 2007 at 8:52 pm. #
OMG, it’s me. i have dozens of friends and to the best of my knowledge, all sane. what if i drive a few of ‘em crazy, then i won’t look so bad…
by holly on November 25, 2007 at 9:45 pm. #
I think I’m going to frame Einstein’s quote and make it my life mantra.
by Amber on November 25, 2007 at 11:06 pm. #
LOVED that first quote.
by Keetha on November 26, 2007 at 1:35 am. #
Oh my.
by That Chick Over There on November 26, 2007 at 2:07 am. #
I think my friends and I definitely up the average for mental illnesses.
by Deb on November 26, 2007 at 2:50 am. #
Einsteins quote totally sums up my battle with my weight. Where does he get off being all right like that :p
by Tonya on November 26, 2007 at 2:53 am. #
So, you’re saying I’m really a genius? Sweet!
by Avery Gray on November 26, 2007 at 4:08 am. #
These are great!
by Tirzah on November 26, 2007 at 12:24 pm. #
Great quotes–I’ve always loved the Einstein one!
by Yvonne on November 26, 2007 at 1:52 pm. #
So am I a genius or just insane?
by An Ordinary Mom on November 26, 2007 at 7:02 pm. #
You do know you have to be insane to be a writer don’t you? If we don’t write, people will call us schitzo for having the voices in our heads. As writers . . . no one seems to mind that imaginary characters keep up us at night.
by Julie Wright on November 26, 2007 at 10:47 pm. #
hahaha great quotes!
by newnorth on November 27, 2007 at 4:41 pm. #
oh, brilliant. insanely brilliant.
by Nic on November 28, 2007 at 1:55 pm. #
The quote about the distance between insanity and genius comes from the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. The screenwriter was Bruce Feirstein.
by Anonymous on March 16, 2008 at 7:27 am. #