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ROBIN WILLIAMS If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number? ROBIN WILLIAMS If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing. ROBIN WILLIAMS What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong. ROBIN WILLIAMS Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma. ROBIN WILLIAMS The improv, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field... ROBIN WILLIAMS In 'The Secret Agent,' it's basically a character that was admired by Theodore Kaczynski... ROBIN WILLIAMS We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture. ROBIN WILLIAMS Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, ... ROBIN WILLIAMS My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive -... ROBIN WILLIAMS I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor. ROBIN WILLIAMS Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money. ROBIN WILLIAMS Gentiles are people who eat mayonnaise for no reason. ROBIN WILLIAMS When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?' ROBIN WILLIAMS