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Insane Quotes

Sayings that push language to its most extreme edge.

These quotes use the word insane both playfully and seriously — as a way to describe reckless decisions, and, in one historical account, to describe the real vulnerability of people held inside asylum walls.

Well, you can't improvise story, which is a fact. If you could, the budget would be insane.

Quotes by Adam Pally

It's insane to try to balance the budget.

Quotes by William Vickrey

I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.

Quotes by Waylon Jennings

I've had so many jobs other than acting, it's insane.

Quotes by Todd Louiso

Chaos Quotes

I'm very much in favor of vaccinations, and I've been very vocal about that because it's insane to forgo this.

Quotes by Timothy Simons

Boxing is insane and, in my opinion, should be banned.

Quotes by Thelma Schoonmaker

Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.

Quotes by Terry Pratchett

I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting?

Quotes by Teri Garr

It's totally irrational, patently insane to condemn an entire race - to despise an entire nation - to vilify an entire religion.

Quotes by Stan Lee

Emotion Quotes

It's okay to be crazy, but don't be insane.

Quotes by Sean Combs

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

Quotes by Scott Ian

If something strikes me as insane and unjust, I cannot tolerate that.

Quotes by Ron Perlman

The whole country is one vast insane asylum and they're letting the worst patients run the place.

Quotes by Robert W. Welch, Jr.

North Korea is not an insane nation. It is not a crazy nation.

Quotes by Richard Armitage

Identity Quotes

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.

Quotes by Philip K. Dick

For 'Monster Hunter,' we needed insane landscapes.

Quotes by Paul W. S. Anderson

It's insane but it's a great insane.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

With 'The Replacements,' it was insane. I'd never done a movie that opened up and made, like, seven million dollars. I'd never been part of, like, a four-day press junket for a movie that was international and domestic.

Quotes by Orlando Jones

I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and all of no avail, if the keepers were so minded.

Quotes by Nellie Bly

Intensity Quotes

Could I pass a week in the insane ward at Blackwell's Island? I said I could and I would. And I did.

Quotes by Nellie Bly

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the word "insane" used across these quotes?
It's used both casually, to describe reckless ideas like an unworkable budget plan, and seriously, in one historical account of asylum life.
What is the historical reference among these quotes?
It draws on a well-known journalistic account of voluntarily entering an asylum to report on conditions from the inside, a real piece of investigative history.
Does any quote describe personal fears about sanity?
Yes, one speaker admits that a bit of chaos in their own life is actually what keeps them from truly losing their mind.
Is there a quote about power and vulnerability tied to this theme?
Yes, one reflects on how completely powerless a person can feel once confined and labeled by others with authority over them.
Where can I read more on related emotional extremes?
See our Chaos Quotes and Intensity Quotes pages for related themes.

That same account reflects on how powerless someone can feel once labeled and confined. For related themes, see Chaos Quotes and Intensity Quotes.