The Huffington Post | By Ryan Kristobak
It was with
heavy hearts that we received the news of Robin Williams' death. While the
many, many performances, interviews and memories of Williams could fill a
lifetime and more with joy and laughter, his death will always feel too soon.
However, we must preserve the smiles he has given us, and learn to live a
lighter, happier and more loving life through his words. Ahead, 14 of the best
Robin Williams quotes that will stay with us for a long time.
"You're
only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
"When
you have a great audience, you can just keep going and finding new
things."
"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so ... look at the
platypus."
"See,
the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to
run one at a time."
"A woman
would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills.
They’d make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while."
On acting:
"All the new people you meet, it's pretty amazing. The vampire needs new
blood. And there is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out
there. Even mistakes can be wonderful."
"Everyone
has these two visions when they hold their child for the first time. The first
is your child as an adult saying 'I want to thank the Nobel Committee for this
award.' The other is 'You want fries with that?'"
"You
could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married say ‘It’s
the same sex all the time."
"When in
doubt, go for the dick joke."
"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 back-up profession like
welding'."
On his
mentor, Jonathan Winters: "Jonathan taught me that the world is open for
play, that everything and everybody is mockable, in a wonderful way."
"Never
fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose."
"I love kids, but they are a tough audience."
"Comedy is acting out optimism."
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