Patch Adams People Quotations

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 can still love yourself.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it's not about being special. It's about deciding to do it - to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet.

I'm a clown, which could be a public health role. I'm really interested in moving our society away from a society needing Xanax and Prozac, and that is really feeling depressed, to one that is celebrating, and so I find just walking around in colorful clothes, people smile.

You have a brilliant mind, and like many brilliant people you don't necessarily think the rules apply,

They had every reason to be sad and angry, yet people were instantly friendly, engaging and giving.

I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous to be inspiring; their lives an example of what every human being has it in them to do - act from love!

Givers get trust quicker than other people. People trust generous people.

I am a Doctor, but above all else I consider myself an activist for peace, justice and care for all people.

People crave laughter as if it were an essential amino acid.

We have to end the capitalist system. We have to make love our value. You are rich when you love and you are rich when you are giving away your time and what you have to help other people.

People like givers, people want to help givers. I get stuff all the time.