96 quotes
"Death is nature’s way of saying, “Your table is ready.”"
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
""You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.""
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."
- Robin Williams
Influence
"You’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?"
- Robin Williams
Adaptation
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
- Robin Williams
Inspiration
"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."
- Robin Williams
Compassion
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death."
- Robin Williams
Health
"I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself."
- Robin Williams
Education
"The things we fear the most have already happened to us."
- Robin Williams
Facing Fears
"A human life is just a heartbeat in heaven."
- Robin Williams
Spirituality
"Good people end up in Hell because they can’t forgive themselves."
- Robin Williams
Forgiveness
"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.'"
- Robin Williams
Family
"You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."
- Robin Williams
Compassion
"Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing."
- Robin Williams
Connection to Earth
"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."
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"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, everywhere, even the stars."
- Robin Williams
Connection to Earth
"Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It’s called fun."
- Robin Williams
Joy
"If it’s the Psychic Network, why do they need a phone number?"
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"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."
- Robin Williams
Personal Growth
"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."
- Robin Williams
Empowerment
"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong."
- Robin Williams
Integrity
"Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift."
- Robin Williams
Achievement
"Many newspapers always talk about how many people have died, but they never say how many people have lived."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"If heaven exists, to know that there are laughs, that would be a great thing."
- Robin Williams
Spirituality
"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."
- Robin Williams
Mindfulness
"You can fool some of the people some of the time and the rest you can jerk off."
- Robin Williams
Boldness
"I was just in Australia... If Darwin had landed there he'd have gone 'I'm Wrong.'"
- Robin Williams
Change
"At what point in history did a doctor become something more than a trusted and learned friend who visited and treated the ill?"
- Robin Williams
Health
"I'm the Starbucks poster child."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"Smile boy, it's the sunrise."
- Robin Williams
Joy
"People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first."
- Robin Williams
Empowerment
"You know, some parents, when they're angry, they get along much better when they don't live together. They don't fight all the time, and they can become better people, and much better mummies and daddies for you."
- Robin Williams
Family
"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.'"
- Robin Williams
Change
"The only weapon we have is the comedy."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"You don’t know about real loss because it only occurs when you’ve loved something more than you love yourself."
- Robin Williams
Adversity
"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."
- Robin Williams
Balance
"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way."
- Robin Williams
Inspiration
"The only reason Mickey Mouse has four fingers is that he can’t pick up a check."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven’t seen before."
- Robin Williams
Ambition
"We get to choose who we let in our weird little worlds."
- Robin Williams
Connection to Earth
"Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while."
- Robin Williams
Change
"The world is open for play, everything and everybody is mockable in a wonderful way."
- Robin Williams
Joy
"You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"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."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful."
- Robin Williams
Growth
"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."
- Robin Williams
Connection to Earth
"Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself."
- Robin Williams
Love
"Death – to blink for an exceptionally long period of time."
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
"Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing."
- Robin Williams
Motivation
"There’s 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."
- Robin Williams
Simplicity
"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so … look at the platypus."
- Robin Williams
Joy
"I used to think the worst thing in life is to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!’"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Politics: ‘Poli’ a Latin word meaning ‘many’; and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures.'"
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"Why is it called rush hour when there’s no movement?"
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"Ah, yes, divorce … from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"What is the difference between a tornado in the South and a divorce? Absolutely nothing! Someone’s losing a trailer, number one."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"You know the difference between a tornado and divorce in the South? Nothing! Someone’s losing a trailer, number one."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"Politics: ‘Poli’ a Latin word meaning ‘many’; and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures’."
- Robin Williams
Relationships
"Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready."
- Robin Williams
Positivity
"Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's Party!'"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"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 that way."
- Robin Williams
Empathy
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone."
- Robin Williams
Adversity
"You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it"
- Robin Williams
Motivation
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone"
- Robin Williams
Adversity
"Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string."
- Robin Williams
Creativity
"If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing."
- Robin Williams
Hope
"Here’s for me the one big question: How do you get Crucifixion, Resurrection and then chocolate bunnies, colored eggs? How do you do that one? Even kids are going, ‘Rabbits don’t lay eggs. What is this?’"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s party!"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Death is nature's way of saying, 'Your table is ready.'"
- Robin Williams
Optimism
"Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’"
- Robin Williams
Joy
"Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting."
- Robin Williams
Philosophy
""You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.""
- Robin Williams
Motivation
"You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it."
- Robin Williams
Originality
""No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.""
- Robin Williams
Inspiration
"You're only given a little spark of madness, you mustn't lose it."
- Robin Williams
Inspiration
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone."
- Robin Williams
Adversity
"If you need booze or drugs to enjoy your life to the fullest, then you’re doing it wrong."
- Robin Williams
Awareness
"I love running cross country. On a track, I feel like a hamster."
- Robin Williams
Motivation
"Spring is nature's way of saying 'Let's Party!'."
- Robin Williams
Happiness
"Seize this day; make your life extraordinary."
- Robin Williams
Motivation