Jacob Weisberg

Without medical records that he hasn't released, we can't know whether Gingrich may have inherited his mother's manic depression. Nevertheless, one observes in the former House Speaker certain symptoms - bouts of grandiosity, megalomania, irritability, racing thoughts, spending sprees - that go beyond the ordinary politician's normal narcissism.

American Journalist

Jerome Charyn

Empire of Self' is a loving portrait of a very difficult man. Jay Parini, himself a gifted novelist, poet and biographer, has gone very deep into the 'black energy' of Gore Vidal's relentless narcissism and megalomania. Parini envisions an epic battle between Vidal's angelic and demonic sides, yet there's very little of the angel in Vidal.

American Author

Michael Wolff

A particular modern problem is that megalomania, especially when it involves real estate development, is the disturbance of many faceless men. And a faceless man is a difficult enemy.

Meg Wolitzer

When you have a book out, it's like a period of protracted or concentrated megalomania, and it's really not normal or good for you or any of that.

American Writer

W. Earl Brown

While my megalomania knows no bounds, directing is one thing I have never really done. I directed a couple of plays. That was the extent of it.

American Actor

Stephen Rodrick

To build an empire - or win seven Tour de Frances in a row - you must have a Lone Star-size ego and a dash of megalomania.

Margaret Atwood

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.

Canadian Novelist

Megalomania implies an unhealthy obsession with power, showing someone's overconfidence in their authority.

Power-Seeking Nature

Megalomania usually suggests a person's ambition has become harmful or domineering, lacking empathy.

Negative Connotation

Note that megalomania involves losing touch with reality, not just arrogance or confidence.

Loss of Reality

In medical terms, megalomania is a serious diagnosis related to mental health, not a casual insult.

Psychiatric Context

Megalomania is characterized by delusional fantasies, such as having special abilities or fame.

Grandiose Illusions

Someone with megalomania believes they're better than everyone else, often without real evidence.

Superiority Belief

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 and dressing up as gods until Octavian had all of Rome convinced of their megalomania." "And yet Octavian was the one who attacked Antony, annexed Egypt, and declared himself Emperor.