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by Anonymous on May 18th, 2006

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Who is it that first said that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result”?

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  • by VSPrasad on November 9th, 2007

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    “One definition of insanity is to do the same thing, day-after-day, expecting different results”
    - Mark Silber

    “The very definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.” - Philip Mangano

    “Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and
    expecting a different outcome”

    Old Chinese Proverb

    http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=insanity+is+doing+the+same+thing

    http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins133991.html

    http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/business/benjamin_franklin/the_definition_of_insanity_is_doing_13716

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