“Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman.”

— Keith Richards

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British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones 1943

Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist

“Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should.”

Hoyt Axton (1938–1999) American country singer

Greenback Dollar (1963) · Axton performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xodd6e8s_tI

“When I was about twelve, I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. Either I'm a genius or I'm mad, which is it? "No," I said, "I can't be mad because nobody's put me away; therefore I'm a genius."”

John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter

Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius — I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.
John Lennon interview with Rolling Stone magazine (December 1970)

“Piece of Heaven?"

"No, that other place I'm going to go to for thinking what I'm thinking.”

Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell

Source: The Indigo Spell

“I'm very proud that some people think that I'm a danger for the intellectual health of students. When people start thinking of health in intellectual activities, I think there is something wrong. In their opinion I am a dangerous man, since I am a crypto-Marxist, an irrationalist, a nihilist.”

Michel Foucault (1926–1984) French philosopher

Truth, Power, Self : An Interview with Michel Foucault (25 October 1982)

“I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of other things over the years, which we don't really want to talk about. I'm always working on trying to better myself, you know? I think that that is an ongoing thing with me. I think I'll do that for the rest of my life. I'm always thinking of what I can do today to better my life.”

Ozzy Osbourne (1948) English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter

Launch.com October 30, 1998

“Part of me suspects that I'm a loser and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.”

John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter

About the song "I'm a Loser"; sometimes misquoted as "Half of me thinks I am a loser, the other half thinks I am God Almighty."
Playboy interview (1980)

“…when I do this, some people think that it's because I want my ego to be fed, right? Of course, I'm not saying — I'm not asking you to call it "Stallmanix," right?”

Richard Stallman (1953) American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

2000s, Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation (2001)

“I'm not a girl. I'm a genius.”

Joanna Russ book The Female Man

Source: The Female Man

“A piece of heaven?" I managed to ask.
He slowly shook his head. "No. The other place. The one I'm going to burn in for thinking what I'm thinking.”

Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell

Source: The Indigo Spell

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