Best 316 quotes of Robin Williams on MyQuotes

People say that I'm a tree hugger, but I do a lot more than hug trees. I like having my drinking water without faecal matter, that's really nice. Or acceptable levels of strychnine. I'm an air breather, I've gotten used to that over the years.

People would say I never censor. As Billy Crystal says, 'I don't have that button.'

Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting.

Politically, I don't care what party you're from, offer a point of view and let's see what happens and really debate the issues rather than use personal attacks. Really talk about it, talk about immigration, talk about education, talk about pollution.

Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.

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

Reality: What a concept!

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

Ronald Reagan is the world's largest Muppet.

Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die.

Seize the day. Make your life extraordinary.

Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life.  A man must look inward to find his own answers.

Shakespeare said, "Kill all the lawyers." There were no agents then.

She is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other

Shooting in New York is the shiznit, if I may be so bold. It was great. New York is a character. People who live here know that.

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

Sometimes it’s more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth.

Sometimes, keeping track of people. It's always a weird combination of worrying so much about the outside world, and not... you have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter.

Sometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it.

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

Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone.

Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good.

Terrible wars have been fought where millions have died for one idea - freedom. And it seems that something that means so much to so many people would be worth having.

Texting and driving at the same time is like jerking off and juggling at the same time. Too many balls in the air, if you catch my drift.

That's the formaldehyde. That's why Granny's so well-preserved.

The Chinese had accused the Tibetans of being terrorists, which is weird. A Tibetan terrorist is like an Amish hacker. It just doesn't fit.

The French don't have a baseball team. And if they did, there'd only be a left field, and no one would be safe.

The entire world will be in nuclear war, and only the Swiss will be going, 'what's that noise?'

The first time I ate organic whole-grain bread I swear it tasted like roofing material.

The first time I tried organic wheat bread, I thought I was chewing on roofing material

The great thing about marriage is the idea of really getting to know someone. And really getting to know a woman is a life long task.

The human body was designed by a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area ?

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.

The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

The idea of the industrial fishing affects everyone. Those factory ships play this game of hit and run with the international fishing limits, and somebody said it's like hunting squirrels with a bulldozer. They pull everything in and they are only looking for certain types of fish and everything else dies and they just throw it back. It's like chumming.

The little idiosyncrasies that only I know about: that's what made her my wife. Oh she had the goods on me too, she knew all my little peccadilloes. People call these things imperfections, but they're not. Ah, that's the good stuff!

The meek may inherit the earth, but they don't get in to Harvard.

There are no rules. Just follow your heart.

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

There's a world out there. Open a window, and it's there.

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

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.

There was an old, crazy dude who used to live a long time ago. His name was Lord Buckley. And he said, a long time ago, he said, 'People--they'r e kinda like flowers, and it's been a privilege walking in your garden.' My love goes with you.

The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.

The Second Amendment! It says you have the right to bear arms, or the right to arm bears, whatever the hell you want to do!

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

The truth is, if anything, I'm probably addicted to laughter.

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

They're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it.