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> [I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in a subway or an elevator or just walking down the street.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/i-ve-taken-clowns-into-the-war-in-bosnia-the-refugee-camps-of-kosovo/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/patch-adams-8430_any_i-ve-taken-clowns-into-the-war-in-bosnia_153070.png)

> [Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I'm in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that, whatever trauma you've had, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/clowning-is-a-trick-to-get-love-close-i-can-hug-99-percent-of-people/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/patch-adams-8430_assumes_clowning-is-a-trick-to-get-love-close-i_2608252.png)

## More by Patch Adams

> [All the messages our kids are getting is money-taking, not giving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/all-the-messages-our-kids-are-getting-is-money-taking-not-giving/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/i-ve-taken-clowns-into-the-war-in-bosnia-the-refugee-camps-of-kosovo/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/nature-tops-the-list-of-potent-tranquilizers-and-stress-reducers-the/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Please live a healthy life - medicine is an imperfect science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/please-live-a-healthy-life-medicine-is-an-imperfect-science/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Because we are interested in promoting wellness, we will integrate medicine with performing arts, arts and crafts, agriculture, recreation, nature, and social service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/because-we-are-interested-in-promoting-wellness-we-will-integrate/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Everyone who goes to a job he doesn't like is a lot weirder than I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/everyone-who-goes-to-a-job-he-doesn-t-like-is-a-lot-weirder-than-i-am/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [The value of friendship and just deep human contact grows out of giving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/the-value-of-friendship-and-just-deep-human-contact-grows-out-of/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [I've never made a penny being a doctor, so that makes it not a job. My sense of a doctor is that one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/i-ve-never-made-a-penny-being-a-doctor-so-that-makes-it-not-a-job-my/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [See what no one else sees. See what everyone chooses not to see - out of fear, conformity, or laziness. See the whole world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/see-what-no-one-else-sees-see-what-everyone-chooses-not-to-see-out-of/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [I am extremely intentional in making the environment around me playful and loving. I have great skill in that area.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/i-am-extremely-intentional-in-making-the-environment-around-me/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [I entered medicine to use it as a vehicle for social change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/i-entered-medicine-to-use-it-as-a-vehicle-for-social-change/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Faith can have a profound impact on health. It is a very personal experience of thought and surrender, which can comfort in every situation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/faith-can-have-a-profound-impact-on-health-it-is-a-very-personal/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [You've got to know what you want. This is central to acting on your intentions. When you know what you want, you realize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/you-ve-got-to-know-what-you-want-this-is-central-to-acting-on-your/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [ It \[The Gesundheit Institute\] also won't separate the healing arts. All of them work together - traditional medicine and surgery with acupuncture, homeopathy, etc.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/it-the-gesundheit-institute-also-won-t-separate-the-healing-arts-all/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

> [Please give your life to peace, justice and care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patch-adams/please-give-your-life-to-peace-justice-and-care/)

[Patch Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patch-adams/)

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