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Temporary Insanity Quotes

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Benjamin Franklin
Love, Fall, Temporary Insanity
Poor Richard's Almanack, May 1738

History is the same thing over and over again.

Woody Allen
Fitness Motivational, Temporary Insanity, Bores You
"Nothing Pleases Me More than Being Thought of as a European Filmmaker". Interview with Helene Zuber, www.spiegel.de. June 20, 2005.

If my holding out those berries was an act of temporary insanity, then those people will embrace insanity too.

Suzanne Collins
Temporary Insanity, People, Berries
Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.72, Scholastic Inc.

I attributed the incidence to temporary insanity, and in my own defense, I'd like to say I haven't run over anyone since.

Janet Evanovich
Running, Temporary Insanity, Defense

To know other people thought he'd made a mistake vindicated me. I wasn't a bad girlfriend, he was simply going through a period of temporary insanity and he'd come to his senses soon.

Dorothy Koomson
Girlfriend, Mistake, Temporary Insanity
Dorothy Koomson (2007). “Marshmallows for breakfast”

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

Henry Rollins
Temporary Insanity, Needs, Littles
"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.

Ambrose Bierce
Love, Temporary Insanity, Patient
Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.155, University of Georgia Press

Death is the great wrecking ball that destroys everything. Everything that we have done, everything that we are doing now, and all our plans for the future are completely and irrevocably destroyed when we die. Only teenagers live in that state of temporary insanity when they believe themselves immune from death.

Dinesh D'Souza
Teenager, Believe, Temporary Insanity
Dinesh D'Souza (2009). “Life After Death: Œ§”, p.3, Regnery Publishing

Right,' Thomas said. 'Where are we headed?' 'To where they treat me like royalty,' I said. 'We're going to Burger King?' I rubbed the heel of my hand against my forehead and spelled fratricide in a subvocal mutter, but I had to spell out temporary insanity and justifiable homicide, too, before I calmed down enough to speak politely. 'Just take a left and drive. Please.' 'Well,' Thomas said, grinning, 'since you said 'please' - Thomas Raith & Harry Dresden, Small Favor, Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher
Kings, Temporary Insanity, Hands

Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. This disease, like caries and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations breathing pure air and eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravages. It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient.

Ambrose Bierce
Life, Simple, Temporary Insanity
Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.155, University of Georgia Press

And the council doesn’t recognize any kind of temporary insanity defense. Which was a real shame, because most of the councilmen had considered me crazy for most of my life.

Rachel Vincent
Crazy, Real, Temporary Insanity
Rachel Vincent (2009). “Prey”, p.159, MIRA

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