Robin Williams Quotes

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Robin Williams

Profession : Comedian

Birth : July 21, 1951

Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.

Robin Williams

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

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The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

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I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience.

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I like my wine like my women - ready to pass out.

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Do I perform sometimes in a manic style? Yes. Am I manic all the time? No. Do I get sad? Oh yeah. Does it hit me hard? Oh yeah.

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My style is bad white-boy dancing. I can do swing a little bit, but nothing beyond that. My solo dancing is sad. I use my arms, badly.

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

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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.

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If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

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I basically started performing for my mother, going, 'Love me!' What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I was little, my mother was funny with me, and I started to be charming and funny for her, and I learned that by being entertaining, you make a connection with another person.

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

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

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I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.

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Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

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Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

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Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

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

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

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Comedy is acting out optimism.

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