Patch Adams Quotes

Humor is an antidote to all ills.... -Patch Adams

Humor is an antidote to all ills.

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The quote presents humor as a remedy or solution for various problems or difficulties. It implies that humor has the power to alleviate or counteract the negative effects of different ailments.

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.

Is letting our children watch TV a form of child abuse? If our children grow up knowing everything about Britney Spears and nothing about nature or faith, about anything, is that not a form of child abuse?

I entered medicine to use it as a vehicle for soci... -Patch Adams

I entered medicine to use it as a vehicle for social change.

At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.

I'm great at a deathbed. I've never given tranquillisers or psychiatric medicine. I've given love and fun and creativity and passion and hope, and these things ease suffering.

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.

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