You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.
Interpretation
The fear of being forgotten can lead to unhealthy work habits and stress.
This quote by Robin Williams highlights the pressure individuals feel to constantly produce and work hard in order to remain relevant and recognized. It suggests that the anxiety surrounding the idea of being forgotten can be detrimental, causing a compulsive drive to overwork and neglect personal well-being. It serves as a reminder that one's worth is not solely defined by their output or the attention they receive, but rather by more profound aspects of identity and legacy.
In practice
A motivational talk addressing the importance of work-life balance.
It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It was so quick that even I was like, 'Wow.' Because you have that initial warm feeling going, 'Oh, I remember this'. And your body does, too. And your body goes, 'Yeah, so do I'. Then the demon voice comes, 'Yeah, so do I. You know what would be great? You know we bought a little bottle before? A full bottle would be wonderful'.
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.
I've never been asked to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,' so I guess I mustn't be on the professional skids just yet.
The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'
I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.
Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.
In building a path through the self to the far shore of awareness, we have to carefully pick our way through our own wilderness. If we can put our minds into a place of surrender, we will have an easier time feeling the contours of the land. We do not have to break our way through as much as we have to find our way around the major obstacles. We do not have to cure every neurosis, we just have to learn how not to be caught by them.
More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.
You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.
Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.
That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.
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