14 Inspiring Quotes From Robin Williams' Greatest Movie Characters

1. "Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts."

2. "No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

Film: Dead Poets Society (1989)Character: John Keating

3. "You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to."

Film: Good Will Hunting (1997)Character: Sean Maguire

4. "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."

Film: The Fisher King (1991)Character: Henry "Parry" Sagan

5. "You have to break in half to love somebody."

Film: What Dreams May Come (1998)Character: Chris Nielsen

6. "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome."

Film: Patch Adams (1998)Character: Hunter "Patch" Adams

7. "Imagining something is better than remembering something."

Film: The World According to Garp (1982)Character: T.S. Garp

8. "All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me."

Film: Hook (1991)Character: Peter Banning / Peter Pan

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

10. "I try to make sense of things. Which is why, I guess, I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be."

Film: Bicentennial Man (1999)Character: Andrew Martin

11. "Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man."

Film: Jumanji (1995)Character: Alan Parrish

12. "But if there’s love, dear… those are the ties that bind, and you’ll have a family in your heart, forever."

Film: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)Character: Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire

13. "Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun."

Film: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)Character: Adrian Cronauer

14. "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."

Film: Awakenings (1990)Character: Dr. Malcolm Sayer

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14 Inspiring Quotes From Robin Williams' Greatest Movie Characters

1. "Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts."

2. "No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

3. "You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to."

4. "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."

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5. "You have to break in half to love somebody."

6. "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome."

7. "Imagining something is better than remembering something."

8. "All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me."

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

10. "I try to make sense of things. Which is why, I guess, I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be."

11. "Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man."

12. "But if there’s love, dear… those are the ties that bind, and you’ll have a family in your heart, forever."

13. "Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun."

14. "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."

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1. "Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts."

2. "No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

3. "You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to."

4. "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."

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5. "You have to break in half to love somebody."

6. "You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome."

7. "Imagining something is better than remembering something."

8. "All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me."

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

10. "I try to make sense of things. Which is why, I guess, I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be."

11. "Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem you face it like a man."

12. "But if there’s love, dear… those are the ties that bind, and you’ll have a family in your heart, forever."

13. "Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun."

14. "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."

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