Robin Williams Quotes

I love Robin Williams so much! He was a wise, kind and funny man, and his legacy will continue forever. Enjoy these Robin Williams quotes, there are over 90 quotes to pick from!

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“Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers.”
“What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong.”
“The things we fear the most have already happened to us.”
“Reality is just a crutch for people who can’t handle drugs.”
“All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul.”
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
“The human spirit is more powerful than any drug, and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter.”
“You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”
“I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anybody else to feel like that.”
“I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.”
“You’re only given a spark of madness. You musn’t lose it.”
“Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing. “
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”
“Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.”
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”
“Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.”
“If women ran the world we wouldn’t have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.”
“Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day… make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular.”
“There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.”
“You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.”
“Stop being afraid of getting older. With age comes wisdom and confidence.”
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!'”
“Never pick a fight with an ugly person. They’ve got nothing to lose.”
“Don’t associate yourself with toxic people. It’s better to be alone and love yourself than surrounded by people that make you hate yourself.”
“Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man.”
“Imagining something is better than remembering something.”
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”
“There are no rules. Just follow your heart.”
“I do believe in love; it’s wonderful—especially love third time around, it’s even more precious; it’s kind of amazing.”
“With film roles, it just has to be a character either I haven’t done before, or a role with somebody really interesting or with an interesting person or group of people.”
“See what I mean? You gotta be crazy. Ain’t no time to be sane.”
“Change is not popular; we are creatures of habit as human beings. ‘I want it to be the way it was.’ But if you continue the way it was there will be no ‘is.’”
“You’re not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense. This girl you met, she isn’t perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other. That’s the whole deal. That’s what intimacy is all about.”
“I think it’s great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal.”
“Good people end up in Hell because they can’t forgive themselves.”
“If you’re that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”
“You know the difference between a tornado and divorce in the South? Nothing! Someone’s losing a trailer, number one.”
“We get to choose who we let in to our weird little worlds.”
“Time is the best teacher, unfortunately, it kills all of its students.”
“Sometimes you can have a whole lifetime in a day and never notice that this is as beautiful as it gets.”
“Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.”
“I try to make sense of things. Which is why, I guess, I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be.”
“Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, ‘Wonderful. Just have a backup profession like welding.'”
“Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.”
“Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.”
“The world is open for play, everything and everybody is mockable in a wonderful way.”
“Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end none of us have very long on this earth. Life is fleeting.”
“There’s a world out there. Open a window, and it’s there.”
“You know what music is? God’s little reminder that there’s something else besides us in this universe; harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.”
“Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.”
“Nobody takes a picture of something they want to forget.”
“You’re still young. Being a true loser takes years of inaptitude.”
“The human spirit is more powerful than any drug and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter.”
“You have this idea that you’d better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous. And then you realize, no, actually if you take a break people might be more interested in you.”
“The essential truth is that sometimes you’re worried that they’ll find out it’s a fluke, that you don’t really have it. You’ve lost the muse or – the worst dread – you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.”
“To be free. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world.”
“Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It’s called fun.”
“There are three things in this world that you need: respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.”
“You can do anything you want. You are bound by nothing.”
“Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers.”
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
“Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting.”
“The world is your oyster. Never stop trying new things.”
“When you have a great audience, you can just keep going and finding new things.”
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”
“Age makes you more confident. When you realize that it’s time now to just do things. When there’s not the pressure to perform on some level of expectations, there’s more to just explore.”
“My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.”
“I love kids, but they are a tough audience.”
“Terrible wars have been fought where millions have died for one idea –freedom. And it seems that something that means so much to so many people would be worth having.”
“Sometimes, over things that I did, movies that didn’t turn out very well, you go, ‘Why did you do that?’ But in the end, I can’t regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.”
“I’m a very tolerant man, except when it comes to holding a grudge.”
“When I was growing up they used to say, ‘Robin, drugs can kill you.’ Now that I’m 58 my doctor’s telling me, ‘Robin, you need drugs to live.’ I realise now that my doctor is also a dealer…”
“The world is open for play, everything and everybody is mockable in a wonderful way.”
“Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this earth. Life is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky.”
“I have not thought about it, but when I die, just dance on my grave and water the plants with what you are drinking. Please do not clone me, because after a while your clone is not as bright as you are.”
“On stage you’re free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you’d be arrested.”
“A friend is someone who listens to your bullshit, tells you that it’s bullshit, and listens some more.”
“All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you’ll fly like me.”
“Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready.'”
“But only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus and always thus will be.”
“A hungry stomach, an empty wallet, and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons of life.”
“Smile boy. It’s the sunrise.”
“Marriage is a triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
“Being a famous print journalist is like being the best-dressed woman on radio.”
“The truth is, if anything, I’m probably addicted to laughter.”
“Golf is a game where White men can dress up as Black pimps and get away with it.”
“Cocaine is God’s way of telling you you’re making too much money.”
“Gentiles are people who eat mayonnaise for no reason.”
“See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.”
“Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money,’ but they changed it to ‘alimony.’”
“Stand-up is the place where you can do tings that you could never do in public. Once you step on stage, you’re licensed to do that. It’s an understood relationship. You walk on stage, it’s your job. Then it’s a question of what can you get away with.”
“Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like NASCAR drivers. Then we know who owns them.”
“What’s my credibility? Why are they looking to me for advice? Isn’t there someone more qualified?”
“You’ve got to be crazy! It’s too late to be sane, too late. You’ve got to go full-tilt bozo.”
“In England, if you commit a crime, the police don’t have a gun and you don’t have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say, ‘Stop, or I’ll say stop again.’”

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