#sanity

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries. ↗

#beings #between #centuries #human #human beings

Well, Daddy, I used to believe that artists went crazy in the process of creating the beautiful works of art that kept society sane. Nowadays, though, artists make intentionally ugly art that’s only supposed to reflect society rather than inspire it. So I guess we’re all loony together now, loony rats in the shithouse of commercialism. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#artists #craziness #sanity #society #art

It's insanity for a party that believes in freedom to allow some Republicans to seize an agenda that is totally alien to the agenda that was established in the election. ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

#alien #allow #believes #election #established

It was with 9/11 that I came to fully appreciate and embrace NPR's irreplaceability as a sanity preserver, its unique virtues as first responder on the burning scene. ↗

— James Wolcott

#burning #came #embrace #first #fully

The President must stop gambling with taxpayers' money and get the country back on the path of fiscal sanity. ↗

— Tom Harkin

#country #fiscal #gambling #get #money

Everything in Italy that is particularly elegant and grand borders upon insanity and absurdity or at least is reminiscent of childhood. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#borders #childhood #elegant #everything #grand

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#groups #individuals #insanity #nations #parties

If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them. ↗