Robin McLaurin Williams 7/21/51-8/11/14
"Dead Poet’s Society" as John Keating
- “Carpe. Hear it? Carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
- “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
- "Sucking the marrow out of life doesn’t mean choking on the bone.”
"Good Will Hunting" as Sean Maguire
- “Son of a bitch. He stole my line.”
- “Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.”
- “You’re not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl you’ve met, she’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other.”
"Good Morning, Vietnam" as Adrian Cronauer
- “Gooooooood morning, Vietnam! It’s 0600 hours. What does the ‘O’ stand for? O my, God, it’s early!”
- “You know, you’re very beautiful. You’re also very quiet. And I’m not used to girls being that quiet unless they’re medicated. Normally I go out with girls who talk so much you could hook them up to a wind turbine and they could power a small New Hampshire town.”
"Aladdin" as Genie
- “But oh, to be free. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world.”
- “No matter what anyone else says, you’ll always be a prince to me.”
"Patch Adams," as Dr. Patch Adams
- “What’s wrong with death, sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can’t we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity, and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor? Death is not the enemy gentlemen. If we’re going to fight a disease, let’s fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference.”
- “You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.”
Robin Williams’ death was a tragedy, not only for his family, but to every person who grew up watching classics such as "Jumanji," "Hook," and "Flubber." One piece of his death that is most notable is the way he died: he committed suicide. Usually, people tend not to focus on this detail, but it is very relevant. It is ironic how the man who kept millions laughing and full of happiness over the years could not find happiness within himself. Sometimes the “happiest” people are the ones whose demons are most powerful and dark. Let us not forget Robin Williams and his boisterous laugh heard ’round the world.
Dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I’ve ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence. We’ll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again.”
— Zelda Williams (his daughter)
