Oscar Levant quotes

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. (Oscar Levant)
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. View quote
Oscar Levant
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember. View quote
Oscar Levant
I am no more humble than my talents require. View quote
Oscar Levant
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. View quote
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Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath. View quote
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. View quote
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I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on. View quote
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. View quote
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I was once thrown out of a mental hospital for depressing the other patients. View quote
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An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall. (Oscar Levant)
I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy. View quote
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I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself. View quote
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I don't drink. I don't like it. It makes me feel good. View quote
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone. View quote
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Now that Marilyn Monroe is kosher, Arthur Miller can eat her. View quote
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As a rule I never read bad reviews about myself because my best friends invariably tell me about them. View quote
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Tell me, George, if you had it to do all over, would you fall in love with yourself again? View quote
Oscar Levant
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I. View quote
Oscar Levant
Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel. View quote
Oscar Levant
I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll doublecross that bridge when he comes to it.' (Oscar Levant)
I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away. View quote
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So little time and so little to do. View quote
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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. View quote
Oscar Levant
In the middle and late 50′s I was in hospitals constantly. I was committed every time I drew a breath or took an extra twelve pills–which never affected me much because I'm not suicidal. View quote
Oscar Levant