Who first said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Most say Einstein but there is a strong Ben Franklin contingent. Which is correct?
I first read the sentence in question in a corporate sponsored class on management and communications, of all places. Stephen Covey perhaps? :rolleyes:
Anyway, I just typed that saying into Google and the top several hits were for “Einstein quotations,” so my best guess is that Albert either came up with this saying or at least popularized it.
Have a great day. Gil.
Or that Einstein never said it, but people attribute it to him because using a famous smart person legitimizes the quote.
It almost certainly was neither Franklin nor Einstein, but somebody less famous.
Maybe samclem will drop in and let us know if an earlier cite has been found.
I first encountered it in the book Narcotics Anonymous (the “Big Book” equivalent for NA), which has a 1982 copyright.