Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edgar Allan Poe

When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.

Alexander Pope

For virtue's self may too much zeal be had; the worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Alexander Herzen

History is the autobiography of a madman.

Alexandre Dumas

He's right: They have to put madmen with madmen.

Publilius Syrus

Every madman considers everyone else a madman.

Jean Cocteau

Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo

Marcus Aurelius

It is the act of a madman to pursue impossibilities .

Samuel Richardson

Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not been for Homer?

Thomas Middleditch

I'm undeniably very nerdy, but I'm trying to recognize and pursue more masculine pursuits.

Kerri Strug

I think it's just really important for youth today to have a passion and pursue something seriously.

Bakul Dholakia

If we wish to rub shoulders with them, then we have to pursue a similar strategy.

Dan Stephens

We'll aggressively pursue ... (the lawsuit) as was planned.

John Hume

That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because there's no applause at the end of writing a book.

Hussein Chalayan

I wanted to be a pilot, but I was always drawing bodies. When I realised I wanted to pursue something creative, my parents pushed me towards architecture.

Oona Chaplin

I loved being on stage, but I told myself that if I didn't get into RADA, I wouldn't pursue an acting career. I did get in, though, and that was that.

America Ferrera

There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's not even an option.

Karl Barth

Impossibility is more possible than everything which we hold to be possible.