You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

The line frames “insanity” as a metaphor for the nonconformity, obsessive drive, and willingness to risk failure that often accompany exceptional achievement. It suggests that merely following accepted rules and prudent limits rarely produces breakthroughs; doing “great things” typically requires pushing past comfort, reputation, and conventional judgment. In Rollins’s public persona—built around intensity, discipline, and confrontational honesty—the sentiment reads less as an endorsement of recklessness than as praise for audacity and sustained, almost unreasonable commitment. The quote also plays on the cultural trope of the “mad” visionary, implying that a touch of irrationality can be a creative advantage when channeled into action.