A Pentagon official once said the people who would actually push the button probably have never seen a person die. He said the only hope -and it's a strange thought - is if they put the button to launch the nuclear war behind a man's heart. The President, then, with a rusty knife, would have to cut out the man's heart, kill the man, to get to the button.
Robin WilliamsSometimes you can have a whole lifetime in a day and never notice that this is a beautiful as it gets.
Robin WilliamsComedy is there to basically show us we fart, we laugh, to make us realize we still are part animal.
Robin WilliamsIt's always great when you want scientific fact to get a really good science fiction writer to talk to you about it.
Robin WilliamsWe were romantics. We didn't just read poetry. We let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared. Women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh?
Robin WilliamsI was once on a German talk show, and this woman said to me, 'Mr. Williams, why do you think there is not so much comedy in Germany?' And I said, 'Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?'
Robin WilliamsThey're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it.
Robin WilliamsIf you want to die, don't make a mistake and not quite kill yourself because the medical bills in America are hideous.
Robin WilliamsNow you can't even carry a nail clipper on a plane. Are they afraid you're going to go..."All right! Give me the plane or the b*tch loses her cuticle." ?
Robin WilliamsWe were talking briefly about cocaine... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that!
Robin WilliamsDivorce 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 WilliamsWhen I find out a hotel doesn't have a DSL, it's like "What? There's no toilet?" Once you get used to high speed you ain't going back
Robin WilliamsSometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it.
Robin WilliamsMy preference is live performance. Because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like that. You know, musicians need it, comedians definitely need it. It doesn't matter what size and what club, whether it's 30 people in the club or 2,000 in a hall or a theater. It's live, it's symbiotic, you need it.
Robin WilliamsChange is not popular; we are creatures of habit as human beings. 'I want it to be the way it was.' But if you continue the way it was there will be no 'is.'
Robin WilliamsIn truth I never really liked any of the heavy drugs, because normally my energy is up when I'm performing, and that's about it. Cocaine is nothing new. It's the pressure, I think. People use it to relieve that, and for me it is about getting numb and forgetting. I have a reverse metabolic reaction to the stuff.
Robin WilliamsIt's been a tough year. . . Someone said I should send out Buddhist thank-you cards since Buddhists believe that anything that challenges you makes you pull yourself together.
Robin WilliamsBut if there's love, dear... those are the ties that bind, and you'll have a family in your heart, forever.
Robin WilliamsA lot of celebrities golf because they want to be away. For them it's a chance to get away and be peaceful. For me it's peaceful to ride [cycling].
Robin WilliamsOn rides you see things that trigger ideas. And most the time it's just not doing anything but riding ... letting it all go.
Robin WilliamsCompassionate conservative. I don't know what that is, it sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.
Robin WilliamsI got to ninth grade and there was wrestling, and I went, 'Wait a minute, this is fun.' Basically, it was a chance for a small kid like me to get a chance to wail on another small kid. I went, 'I love this.' The discipline of it was great. Plus, I really started to be good at it.
Robin WilliamsIt's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It was so quick that even I was like, 'Wow.'
Robin WilliamsShe is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other
Robin WilliamsThe Second Amendment! It says you have the right to bear arms, or the right to arm bears, whatever the hell you want to do!
Robin WilliamsIf we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference.
Robin WilliamsAnd some people say Jesus wasn't Jewish. Of COURSE he was Jewish! 30 years old, single, lives with his parents, come on! He works in his father's business, his mom thought he was God's gift, he's Jewish! Give it up!
Robin WilliamsPolitically, 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.
Robin WilliamsThe 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.
Robin WilliamsAfter I quit drinking, I realized I am the same asshole I always was; I just have fewer dents in my car.
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