“It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to have presented symptoms that allow us to describe them as bipolar. Whether it's Hemingway, Van Gogh... Robert Schumann has been mentioned... Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath... some of them with rather grim ends.” ThinkingMenHas BeensEndsMen And WomenGreat MenSymptomsVansSplendidVirginiaGrimBipolarWoolfPlathSchumann Author:Stephen Fry
“I have been sent more ridiculous press notices. People are frequently comparing my work with Van Gogh... I do hope I do not get bloated and self-satisfied. When proud feelings come I step up over them to the realm of work, to the thing I want, the liveness of the thing itself.” PeopleWantHas BeensSelfFeelingsStepsProudPressesRidiculousSatisfiedRecognitionCompareRealmsVansStep UpSelf Recognition Author:Emily Carr
“Nation editor Katrina van den Heuvel told me that the failure to adequately cover the Downing Street Memo epitomizes the timidity, the cowardice of a media that has been manipulated, intimidated, bullied by an administration that has taken it to a high level. . lapdog news media.” Has BeensNationsLevelsTakenStreetsMediaNewsAdministrationEditorsCowardiceVansIntimidatedBulliedHigh LevelTimidityKatrinaDensNews MediaMemosDowningDowning Street Author:Frank Rich
“As a small child me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.” ChildrenHas BeensDreamOne DayDemandIceCreamDreams Come TrueIce CreamVansSmall ChildPals Author:Erin O'Connor
“What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?” IfsWorldHas BeensArtistTakenIllnessMental IllnessWhat IfGreat ArtVansDeprivedGreat ArtistMedication Author:Peter D. Kramer
“Manchester United? That's not an option. I am staying at Bayern Munich. Period. I had a great time under Van Gaal at Bayern, he has been very important for my career but I am very happy at my current club.” Has BeensImportantUnitedCareersPeriodsCurrentsClubsStayingVery HappyVansGreat TimesManchesterManchester UnitedHad A Great TimeMunichBayern Munich Author:Arjen Robben