Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through.

R.D. Laing

More information about this quote

Topic

Genius and insanity Insanity Creativity Innovation Ideas

Author

R.D. Laing

Source

The Politics of Experience

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Psychiatrist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Laing, Ronald David. The Politics of Experience. Penguin Books, 1967, ch. 6.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by R.D. Laing about genius and insanity: “Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through.”
Download
A quote by R.D. Laing about genius and insanity: “Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through.”
Download
A quote by R.D. Laing about genius and insanity: “Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1960s

The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

Listen to The Times They Are a-Changin' at Amazon Listen to The Times They Are a-Changin' at Amazon
Read the lyrics to The Times They Are A-Changin' at genius.com
More information about this quote
Topic
Old vs. young Change The 60s
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

Another quote about Creativity

Some people are far more sensitive to resemblances, and far more ready to point out wherein they consist, than others are. They are the wits, the poets, the inventors, the scientific men, the practical geniuses.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

More information about this quote
Topic
Combinatorial creativity Creativity

Author

William James
Source
The Principles of Psychology
Genre
Psychological literature
Language
English
Time
1890 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 13.