“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 a…”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“Goooooooood morning Vietnam! It's 0600 hours. What does the 'O' stand for? O my God, it's early!”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“I’m history! No, I’m mythology! Nah, I don’t care what I am; I’m free hee!”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“Oh, Al. I’m getting kinda fond of you, kid. Not that I wanna pick out curtains or anything.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“So what? The important thing to remember is not to go to pieces when that happens. You have to react like a man, calmly. You have to say to yourself, ‘Albert, you pierced the toast, so what? It’s not the end of your life.'”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It’s from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you’re slightly more daring, ‘O Captain my Captain.'”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“Gentlemen, haven’t we learned anything from the music of John Lennon? All we need is love.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“Please, don’t worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“If there’s love, dear… those are the ties that bind, and you’ll have a family in your heart, forever. All my love to you, poppet. You’re going to be all right. Bye bye.”— Robin Williams, amazon.com