Insane Quotes - Page 6

• An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

  John Buchan

  Funny, Atheist, Humorous

  Quoted in Harry E. Fosdick, On Being a Real Person (1943)

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• It's only a hunting spider, it won't hurt you." -Myrnin "So not the point!" -Claire "Oh, pish. It's just another living creature. Nothing to be frightened of, if handled properly. I think I'll call him Bob. Bob the spider." -Myrnin "You're insane." -Claire

  Rachel Caine

  Hurt, Thinking, Hunting

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• When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Self Esteem, World, Illusion

  Jiddu Krishnamurti (1973). “Flight of the Eagle”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• If we couldn't laugh, we would all going to go insane.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Laughter, Laughing, Ifs

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• I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

  Isaac Asimov

  Life, Atheist, Believe

  "Philosophy on the Go". Book by Joey Green, p. 222, 2007.

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• The students I've been with these twenty years are looking for a world where it becomes a little easier to love and a lot harder to hate, where learning nonviolence means that we dedicate our hearts, minds, time, and money to a commitment that the force of love, the force of truth, the force of justice, and the force of organized resistance to corrupt power are seen as sane and the force of fists, guns, armies, and bombs insane.

  Colman McCarthy

  Hate, Heart, Mean

  Colman McCarthy (2002). “I'd Rather Teach Peace”

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• But we are all insane, anyway ... The suicides seem to be the only sane people.

  Mark Twain

  Suicide, Suicidal, People

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• Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never having played golf, they never knew that strange chastening humility which is engendered by a topped chip shot. If Cleopatra had been ousted in the first round of the Ladies' Singles, we should have heard a lot less of her proud imperiousness.

  P. G. Wodehouse

  Humility, Pride, Golf

  P. G. Wodehouse (2006). “The Heart of a Goof”

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• A mob is a society obodies, voluntarily bereaving themselves oreason, and traversing its work. The mob is man, voluntarily descending to the nature othe beast. Its fit hour oactivity is night; its actions are insane, like its whole constitution.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Night, Men, Action

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• For hardly any man dances when sober, unless he is insane. Nor does he dance while alone, nor at a respectable and moderate party. Dancing is the final phase of a wild party with fancy decorations and a multitude of delights.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Dance, Party, Men

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• That is a simple rule, and easy to remember. When I, a thoughtful and unblessed Presbyterian, examine the Koran, I know that beyond any question every Mohammedan is insane; not in all things, but in religious matters.

  Mark Twain

  Religious, Thoughtful, Simple

  Mark Twain (2015). “Christian Science”, p.27, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• Something about Bekka and Haylee reminded her of Candace's line between ingenious and insane. Ingenuity inspired their dreams, and insanity gave them the courage to pursue them. It was something Melody wanted for herself.

  Lisi Harrison

  Dream, Insanity, Lines

  Lisi Harrison (2010). “Monster High”, p.49, Hachette UK

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• Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.

  Anne Lamott

  Positive, Positivity, Voice

  Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.28, Anchor

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• There is an area of the mind that could be called unsane, beyond sanity, and yet not insane. Think of a circle with a fine split in it. At one end there's insanity. You go around the circle to sanity, and on the other end of the circle, close to insanity, but not insanity, is unsanity.

  Sidney Cohen

  Thinking, Circles, Insanity

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• ...I know that in your heart you miss all those wonderful moments you spent with my father --watching him gnaw on the furniture, listening to his insane gibbering, and enjoying all those playful blows to the stomach and kicks to the head with which he demonstrated his affection for his wives. --King Urgit

  David Eddings

  Kings, Father, Heart

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• Five years of destruction and mayhem, lives lost everywhere, shortages of food and fuel and clothing - and the insane mind behind it just urges us all on and on to more destruction. And we all keep playing.

  Elizabeth Wein

  Years, Mind, Fuel

  Elizabeth Wein (2013). “Rose Under Fire”, p.41, Egmont UK

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• Follow me,” Myrnin said. “And do stay together. And by the way, this is the last time I go anywhere with you people. You are all insane.

  Rachel Caine

  People, Together, Way

  Rachel Caine (2011). “Bite Club”, p.230, Allison & Busby

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• A lot of women have trouble with their mothers-in-law.” Raphael’s look was priceless. “My mother is an insane archangel.

  Nalini Singh

  Mother, Law, Looks

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: Guild Hunters Novels 1-4”, p.880, Penguin

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• Yeah,” said Iggy. “But what now? Let’s do something fun.” I guess being on the run from bloodthirsty Erasers and insane scientists wasn’t enough fun for him. Kids today are so spoiled.

  James Patterson

  Running, Fun, Kids

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• Do I have to talk to insane people?" "You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.

  Jasper Fforde

  People, Librarian

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• I wrote a song called 'Red' and thinking about what that song means to me and all the different emotions on this album they're all pretty much about the tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semi-toxic relationships I've experienced in the last two years. All those emotions fanning from intense love, intense frustration, intense jealousy, confusion, all of that in my mind, all those emotions are red. There's nothing in between, there's nothing beige about those feelings and so I called my record that.

  Taylor Swift

  Song, Crazy, Mean

  "Taylor Swift announces new album 'Red' in fan web chat" by Kara Warner, www.mtv.com. August 13, 2012.

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• Do you know what the definition of insane is? Yes. It’s the inability to relate to another human being. It’s the inability to love.

  Richard Yates

  Inability To Love, Definitions, Humans

  Richard Yates (2010). “Revolutionary Road”, p.290, Random House

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• I hear women are posting their phone numbers on the site for you.” Accompanied by sexy videos and photos. Judd’s eyes gleamed. “Not after Brenna hacked the site and plastered a message on their homepage pointing out that I’m very happily mated to a wolf with sharp teeth, razored claws, and a wild case of insane jealousy.” A small smile that was nonetheless, quietly satisfied. “She also uploaded several gruesome photos of feral wolf kills.

  Nalini Singh

  Sexy, Eye, Phones

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Tangle of Need: A Psy-Changeling Novel”, p.76, Penguin

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• Kate realized she had a grave problem. She was infatuated. Or mildly insane. Possibly both.

  Tessa Dare

  Problem, Graves, Infatuated

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• You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things." Liesel watched him as if he'd gone insane. "How, though?" Lightly, he tapped her skull with his knuckles. "Memorize it. Then write it down for him.

  Markus Zusak

  Writing, Skulls, Giving

  Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.322, RH Childrens Books

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