Thomas Traherne Quotes

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

I look in the mirror every morning, okay. What is going on here? You know, I just say, 'Look, it's sheer insanity.'

People say I am mad. I am not mad. I am trying to heal my soul.

Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

If I'm crazy, I'm blissfully so!

It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy.

I'm no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don't possess any secret wisdom. I'm just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experience pain. I'm highly emotional. I'm very vulnerable.

If people could understand how much pleasure they could have by themselves, I think everyone would be a lot saner. I think that people really need a dose of quality time with one's self.

Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.

The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

Insanity is a very high art form. If everyone was insane, I wouldn't be here!

I'm the last person to claim that I'm sane.

Oh yes! The one man in the world who never believes he's mad is the madman.

Maybe working on the little things as dutifully and honestly as we can is how we stay sane when the world is falling apart.

Ever since I gave up therapy, it's my only time with a captive audience.

When you're a working actor and you're happy to be one, you can't focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself.

I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things.

Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong

The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.

There’s often a fine line between a madman and a prophet… Neither prophets nor madmen should be elected to the presidency. But neither can they safely be ignored.

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.

I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.