“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success”
“There is a fine line between insanity and genius.”
Source: The Lost Symbol
2000s, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2004)
“There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”
As quoted in Celebrity Register: An Irreverent Compendium of American Quotable Notables (1959) by Cleveland Amory.
Source: Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (1971), p. 34
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. ”
“The gap between success and failure is reason based on reality.”
Quoted from his speech during the launch for his book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_As_The_World_Masterpiece, "Reason as the World Masterpiece" https://www.amazon.co.uk/REASON-AS-WORLD-MASTERPIECE-UGANDAS/dp/9970652001 in Kampala, Book launch Speach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAoWtWgP2U (March 10 2021)
2020s
“You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures.”
Source: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a quality that decides between success and failure.”
1990s
