There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

Quote by Oscar Levant

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Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.

Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us...

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us...

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the...

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the...

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to...

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to...

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

So little time and so little to do.

So little time and so little to do.

There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.

There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.

Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.

I'm a controversial figure: my friends either dislike me or hate me.

I'm a controversial figure: my friends either dislike me or hate me.

Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

I don't drink; I don't like it - it makes me feel good.

I don't drink; I don't like it - it makes me feel good.

I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends,...they are the ones that...

I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends,...they are the ones that...

I am no more humble than my talents require.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.

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

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

I think a lot of Bernstein - but not as much as he does.

I think a lot of Bernstein - but not as much as he does.