"If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference."
Robin Williams
Actor, Comedian
Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and heartfelt performances in films like 'Good Will Hunting'.
- Born
- July 21, 1951
- Died
- August 11, 2014
- Quotes
- 360
- Rank
- #376
Quote collection
Robin Williams quotes (page 3 of 18)
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"Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when 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."
"And some people say Jesus wasn't Jewish. Of COURSE he was Jewish! 30 years old, single, lives with his parents, come on! He works in his father's business, his mom thought he was God's gift, he's Jewish! Give it up!"
"Cricket is basically baseball on valium."
"There are no rules. Just follow your heart."
"Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift."
"We were talking briefly about cocaine... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that!"
"We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins."
"People say that I'm a tree hugger, but I do a lot more than hug trees. I like having my drinking water without faecal matter, that's really nice. Or acceptable levels of strychnine. I'm an air breather, I've gotten used to that over the years."
"Kid, if You Need Booze or Drugs to Enjoy Your Life to the Fullest, You're Doing It Wrong."
"When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'"
"The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery."
"The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that."
"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."
"There's a world out there. Open a window, and it's there."
"Go pump some neurons. Expand your craniums"
"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."
"When you create you get a little endorphin rush. Why do you think Einstein looked like that?"
"What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong."
"If I asked you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell."