1.   True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.

2.   A true American eccentric, Shipp takes a little getting used to.

3.   With his reedy voice and deep-focus concentration, the farmer grabs center stage with casual power, the intensity of the true eccentric.

4.   Others he considers true eccentrics include Alexander Graham Bell, Emily Dickinson, Charlie Chaplin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Albert Einstein and Howard Hughes.

5.   Simply put, those who ranked highest were true eccentrics.

6.   The woman suggests a true eccentric at best, trouble -- or more than that -- at worst.