Creativity Quote by Kay Redfield Jamison

“Creativity is closely associated with bipolar disorder. This condition is unique . Many famous historical figures and artists have had this. Yet they have…

— Preeti Shenoy

There are times when I think being bipolar gives me the ability to see and want and write things that other people cannot and…

— Haroon Moghul

“Many people with creative genes also suffer from various neurological disorders; you can be Mozart and still be bipolar,” says Salerian. “There is a…

— Brett Milano

Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone…

— Nick Flynn

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

— Patty Duke

“People who think a lot are more prone to mania than people who do not think a lot. That intelligent, creative, and thoughtful people…

— Eric Maisel

Evidence is strongly suggesting Bipolar Disorder - previously known as Manic Depression - may be dramatically increasing in modern society.

— Gordon Parker

Mental illness and creativity are - it's a thin line in between the two. I tend to believe that.

— Bruce Springsteen

People who are bipolar, they kind of latch onto things that are fanatical sometimes.

— Brad Garrett

“The most recent writers on genius, creativity’s greatest manifestation, agree that it can appear at any point in the life cycle, not just in…

— Lois W. Banner

Creativity, not normality, has become the paradigm of mental health.

— Stephen Mitchell

When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions…

— Siri Hustvedt