There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Oscar Levant
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.
Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
So little time and so little to do.
Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
I am no more humble than my talents require.
I don't drink. I don't like it. It makes me feel good.
Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.
Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.
I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.
I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
I think a lot of Bernstein - but not as much as he does.
I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.
Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the ones that keep me walking the floors at night.