I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I have no desire to go anywhere near drugs. People say, "Aren't you tempted?" No, because of the ridiculousness of it. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
You don't need cocaine! There's another way to get real high, and really mess your mind up, it's called marathon running! — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Being a functioning alcoholic is kind of like being a paraplegic lap dancer - you can do it, just not as well… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Cocaine for me was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down. Sometimes it made me… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I had to stop drinking alcohol, because I used to wake up nude in front of my car with my keys in… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
It was kind of a decompression - from straight alcohol to mixed drinks to wine to spritzers - and then you're out. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
We were talking briefly about cocaine... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that! — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I thought I was fooling people. But it's the old thing of 'they say vodka doesn't smell'. No, not until you sweat.… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
One day [when I relapsed] I walked into a store and saw a little bottle of Jack Daniel's. And then that voice… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
In truth I never really liked any of the heavy drugs, because normally my energy is up when I'm performing, and that's… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't." What was he afraid… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
If there was a pill that allowed you to drink and not get drunk, an alcoholic would go "What happens if you… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Humor is a great defense, and an offense too. Usually the recipient isn't too happy about it, but the people around are laughing. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
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… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I had sex with a prostitute when I was 21, I was so bad, she gave me a refund. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
We were talking briefly about cocaine... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that! — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
I'm history! No, I'm mythology! Nah, I don't care what I am, I'm free! — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
But only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus and always thus will be. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
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![“[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going "You know this is some dynamite weed! It's all relative you know."” quote by Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/873/robin-williams-682_buzz_on-creating-and-you-get-that-little-endo_1002088.jpg)
![“One day [when I relapsed] I walked into a store and saw a little bottle of Jack Daniel's. And then that voice - I call it the 'lower power' - goes, 'Hey. Just a taste. Just one.' I drank it, and there was that brief moment of 'Oh, I'm okay!' But it escalated so quickly. Within a week I was buying…” quote by Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07a/robin-williams-682_addiction_one-day-when-i-relapsed-i-walked-into-a_1841086.jpg)
![“It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't." What was he afraid of? "Everything. It's just a general all-round arggghhh. It's fearfulness and anxiety." He added, "For that first week you lie to yourself, and tell yourself you can stop, and…” quote by Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7be/robin-williams-682_addiction_it-s-just-literally-being-afraid-and-you_640636.jpg)
