Quotes By Oscar Levant

There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.

I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.

Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

Schizophrenia beats dining alone.

There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

I think a lot of Bernstein - but not as much as he does.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.

So little time and so little to do.

I don't drink. I don't like it. It makes me feel good.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the ones that keep me walking the floors at night.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.

Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.