The 20 Best Robin Williams Quotes Of All Time

Last year, a family lost a husband and father tragically; however, the world also lost a brilliant actor and comedian who could play roles that ranged from hilarious to touching. From ?What Dreams May Come? to ?Mrs. Doubtfire,? Robin Williams was unique. Despite his pain, he brought laughter and smiles to many of our faces.

Along with a legacy of films, he has left us with many words of laughter and inspiration. Here are 20 quotes from Mr. Williams and from his performances that are proof of this.

1. You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to. ? Good Will Hunting

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be.

7. But oh, to be free? Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world. ? Aladdin

8. The human spirit is more powerful than any drug, and that is what needs to be nourished with work, play, friendship, and family. These are the things that matter. ? Awakenings

9. You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome. ? Patch Adams

10. But poetry, beauty, romance, love? these are what we stay alive for. ? Dead Poet’s Society?

11. To live. To live would be an awfully big adventure.

12. My battles with addiction definitely shaped how I am now. They really made me deeply appreciate human contact and the value of friends and family, how precious that is.

13. The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery.

14. Death is nature’s way of saying, ?Your table is ready.?

15. People ask why I do children’s comedies. I’m happy being a Robert de Niro for nine year olds.

16. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, The Marx Brothers. Comedy is a great art when it works. I’ve never seen anything funnier than Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor, that scene at the dinner table. That alone should get an award if you are just talking about sheer funny, but they are always talking about ?Well, is it meaningful?? Well, sure it’s meaningful if you come out, and you had a great laugh.

17. Having George W. Bush give a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial. It just doesn’t work.

18. Comedy is acting out optimism.

19. The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, ?Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.? She’s got a baseball bat and yelling, ?You want a piece of me??

20. Reality: What a concept!

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lizLiz Lee considers herself a modern woman of the South and hails from the swamps of South Georgia. She votes along no party line and prefers to look at issues from all angles before taking a stance. She is a wife, mother of one human child, mother to one furry American Bully, and also your typical everyday Wonder Woman. When she hangs up her cape, you can find her curled up in her office sewing, writing, playing World of Warcraft, or practicing banjo. You can follow her on Facebook to see what she is up to. She also has a Twitter she can’t figure out how to use and is working on a website at this time.