Inspiring Wisdom: 20 Unforgettable Quotes by Robin Williams

"What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven’t seen before."

- Robin Williams

"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

"I'm the Starbucks poster child."

- Robin Williams

"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

"Smile boy, it's the sunrise."

- Robin Williams

"People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House."

- Robin Williams

"Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first."

- Robin Williams

"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

"The only weapon we have is the comedy."

- Robin Williams

"You don’t know about real loss because it only occurs when you’ve loved something more than you love yourself."

- Robin Williams

"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

"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way."

- Robin Williams

"The only reason Mickey Mouse has four fingers is that he can’t pick up a check."

- Robin Williams

"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

"We get to choose who we let in our weird little worlds."

- Robin Williams

"Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public."

- Robin Williams

"A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while."

- Robin Williams

"The world is open for play, everything and everybody is mockable in a wonderful way."

- Robin Williams

"You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."

- Robin Williams

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

- Robin Williams

"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

"You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it."

- Robin Williams

"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

"I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself."

- Robin Williams

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

- Robin Williams

"A human life is just a heartbeat in heaven."

- Robin Williams

"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

"You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to."

- Robin Williams

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

- Robin Williams

"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

"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

"If it’s the Psychic Network, why do they need a phone number?"

- Robin Williams

"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

"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

"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."

- Robin Williams

"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."

- Robin Williams

"Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift."

- Robin Williams

"Many newspapers always talk about how many people have died, but they never say how many people have lived."

- Robin Williams

"If heaven exists, to know that there are laughs, that would be a great thing."

- Robin Williams

"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

"You can fool some of the people some of the time and the rest you can jerk off."

- Robin Williams

"I was just in Australia... If Darwin had landed there he'd have gone 'I'm Wrong.'"

- Robin Williams

"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

"Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death."

- Robin Williams

"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

"Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself."

- Robin Williams

"There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful."

- Robin Williams

"What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong."

- Robin Williams

"Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing."

- Robin Williams

"Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It’s called fun."

- Robin Williams

"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

"The things we fear the most have already happened to us."

- Robin Williams

"Good people end up in Hell because they can’t forgive themselves."

- Robin Williams

"Death – to blink for an exceptionally long period of time."

- Robin Williams

"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

"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so … look at the platypus."

- Robin Williams

"Sometimes you can have a whole lifetime in a day and never notice that this is as beautiful as it gets."

"Stop being afraid of getting older. With age comes wisdom and confidence."

"I do believe in love; it’s wonderful—especially love the third time around, it’s even more precious; it’s kind of amazing."

"There are no rules. Just follow your heart."

"Death–to blink for an exceptionally long period of time."

"The world is your oyster. Never stop trying new things."

"There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot."

"I think it’s great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal."