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(1649-May 1692)

English playwright, on being committed to Bedlam

They called me mad, I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.

It's a cat eat dog world.

(1906-- ), TV personality in US

There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased that line.

(1906-- ), TV personality in US

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left.

(1906--)

U.S. TV personality

Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.

(1939--)

U.S. baseball player

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living.

(1922—1985)

English poet

I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day.

U.S. priest

The average person thinks he isn't.

(1885—1933)

U.S. author

Frenchmen drink wine just like we used to drink water before the Prohibition.

(1885—1933), "How to Write Short Stories"

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.