Spike Milligan

The lunacy continues and has every chance of becoming a way of life unless we stop it soon. Men are getting so used to wars that the psychiatric wing of the RAMC are planning how to break the news to the men when the war is over.

Irish Comedian

Nicole Krauss

I used to think that if I had a choice between writing well and living well, I would choose the former. But now I think that's sheer lunacy. Writing weighs so much less, in the great cosmic equation, than living.

American Author

Nicholas Stern

If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of this... it would be absolute lunacy to act as if climate change is not occurring.

English Economist

Timothy Radcliffe

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth.

English Clergyman

George Orwell

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy?

British Author

Jo Brand

There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish.

British Comedian

Bob Hoskins

Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's wonderful.

British Actor

Anjelica Huston

Oh, all kinds of lunacy happens in Ireland, all kinds of lunacy.

American Actress

Varg Vikernes

Innovation, creativity, and lunacy goes hand in hand.

Norwegian Musician

Bethenny Frankel

American Businesswoman

Often used to exaggerate a point or show disapproval of an idea or action.

Common Hyperbole

Used informally to express disagreement or disbelief in casual conversation.

Casual Expression

Conveys strong emotions; can be seen as offensive if directed at a person.

Emotional Impact

Indicates a severe mental condition; use with sensitivity as it pertains to mental health.

Serious Concern

In literature or drama, may be used to describe a character's descent into madness.

Dramatic Illustration

In a legal context, specifically refers to one's mental capacity to handle affairs.

Legal Specificity

In a legal context, it's a formal finding, not an insult or casual comment.

Not an Insult

Today, it's replaced with more precise and sensitive terms in legal cases.

Historical Term

 In the case of the solar system, the idea that the Earth is spinning, the surface is going a thousand miles an hour, and it's going through the solar system at a million miles an hour -- this is lunacy; we all know the Earth isn't moving. Do you feel like you're moving a thousand miles an hour? If you said Earth was spinning around in space and was huge --

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 to be more respectful of fair use but they're extraordinary notice and takedown system that led his campaign so many times to be thrown off the internet now that was a story of me then my good old days of right-wing lunacy let me come back to now now when I'm a live a

Re-examining the remix -...

 tackle this hiking lunacy we plan to complete our mission over a year watching the seasons change and teaming up with Hardin Canyon veterans help us find our way and our legs but beyond that challenge something else drew us on

Lunacy