Quotes about Eccentricity

Genius is full of trash.

The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.

if you want people to leave you alone you should act crazy.

There is a little of everything, apparently, in nature, and freaks are common.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness…

His incredible untidiness, his addiction to music at strange hours, his occasional revolver practice within doors, his weird and often malodorous scientific experiments, and the atmosphere of violence and danger which hung around him made him the very worst tenant in London.

There are some trees, Watson, which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity. You will see it often in humans.

You think you're being difficult, my little sausage? Have I ever told you about the time I drank eight vodka martinis, took all my clothes off in front of a film crew and then broke my manager's nose?

Mr. Harrison was certainly different from other people…and that is the essential characteristic of a crank, as everybody knows.

Occasionally she would come to church, stalking unconcernedly up the aisle to a prominent seat. She never put on hat or shoes on such occasions, but when she wanted to be especially grand she powdered face, arms and legs with flour!

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.