--- title: "9 Idiosyncrasy Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Idiosyncrasy quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Idiosyncrasy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/elizabeth-diller-17914_great_i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great-1596430_1596430.jpg" --- > [I think idiosyncrasy is great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-diller/i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great/) [Elizabeth Diller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-diller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/elizabeth-diller-17914_great_i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great-1596430_1596430.jpg) > [“I have only men like you n novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sachin-kundalkar/i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-who-lived-their-own/) [Sachin Kundalkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sachin-kundalkar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/sachin-kundalkar-27735_books_i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-wh_849515.jpg) > [With monochrome painting... the idiosyncrasy of the work, its difference, its expression, lies in shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-molinari/with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncrasy-of-the-work-its-difference/) [Guido Molinari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-molinari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/guido-molinari-37435_artist_with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncras_437824.jpg) > [A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-kawasaki/a-crash-is-when-your-competitor-s-program-dies-when-your-program-dies/) [Guy Kawasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-kawasaki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/guy-kawasaki-1292_crash_a-crash-is-when-your-competitor-s-progra_1933457.png) > [“I have only met men like you in novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sachin-kundalkar/i-have-only-met-men-like-you-in-novels-men-who-lived-their-own/) [Sachin Kundalkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sachin-kundalkar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/sachin-kundalkar-27735_books_i-have-only-met-men-like-you-in-novels-m_160086.jpg) > [Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-knapp/solitude-is-a-breeding-ground-for-idiosyncrasy-and-i-relish-that/) [Caroline Knapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-knapp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/caroline-knapp-7652_breeding_solitude-is-a-breeding-ground-for-idiosy_951561.jpg) > [A speech idiosyncrasy, in the same way as an air quote, is really justifiable only if it's employed very sparingly and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/a-speech-idiosyncrasy-in-the-same-way-as-an-air-quote-is-really/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/christopher-hitchens-117_air_a-speech-idiosyncrasy-in-the-same-way-as_1389951.jpg) > [The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/the-only-success-worth-one-s-powder-was-success-in-the-line-of-one-s/) [Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/henry-james-417_art_the-only-success-worth-one-s-powder-was_824527.png) > [And there is a lot of idiosyncrasy. But there are also regularities and phenomena. And what the data is going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-duflo/and-there-is-a-lot-of-idiosyncrasy-but-there-are-also-regularities/) [Esther Duflo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-duflo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/esther-duflo-36137_able_and-there-is-a-lot-of-idiosyncrasy-but-t_172579.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idiosyncrasy/#itemlist", "name": "Idiosyncrasy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think idiosyncrasy is great.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elizabeth Diller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-diller/i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/elizabeth-diller-17914_great_i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great-1596430_1596430.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/elizabeth-diller-17914_great_i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great-1596430_1596430.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/elizabeth-diller-17914_great_i-think-idiosyncrasy-is-great-1596430_1596430.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think idiosyncrasy is great.” — Elizabeth Diller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I have only men like you n novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sachin Kundalkar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sachin-kundalkar/i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-who-lived-their-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/sachin-kundalkar-27735_books_i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-wh_849515.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/sachin-kundalkar-27735_books_i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-wh_849515.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/sachin-kundalkar-27735_books_i-have-only-men-like-you-n-novels-men-wh_849515.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have only men like you n novels, men who lived their own idiosyncrasies.” — Sachin Kundalkar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With monochrome painting... the idiosyncrasy of the work, its difference, its expression, lies in shape.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guido Molinari" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-molinari/with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncrasy-of-the-work-its-difference/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/guido-molinari-37435_artist_with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncras_437824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/guido-molinari-37435_artist_with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncras_437824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/guido-molinari-37435_artist_with-monochrome-painting-the-idiosyncras_437824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With monochrome painting... the idiosyncrasy of the work, its difference, its expression, lies in shape.” — Guido Molinari", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A crash is when your competitor's program dies. 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