Tom Robbins Quotes


I believe in everything; nothing is sacred. I believe in nothing; everything is sacred. Ha Ha Ho Ho Hee Hee. Tom Robbins Cowgirls 136
Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently. Tom Robbins Equality 134
There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for. Tom Robbins Dying 109
If little else, the brain is an educational toy. Tom Robbins Intelligence 84
You knows dat in New Orleans is not morning til dee sun come up. Tom Robbins Night 77
Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective. Tom Robbins Ethics 76
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. Tom Robbins business 74
She continued weeping until the heat of her tear water the sheer velocity of its flow finally obscured the already vague circumstances of its origins. Tom Robbins Emotions 73
Some marriages are made in heaven Mine was made in Hong Kong by the same people who make those little rubber pork chops they sell in the pet department at Kmart. Tom Robbins Marriage 73
To wit actions like sounds divide the flow of time into beats....The quality of a mans life depends on the rhyhmic structure he is able to impose upon the input and output of energy. Tom Robbins Time 72
True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed. Tom Robbins Balanced 72
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. Tom Robbins Famous 70
The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. Tom Robbins Logic 61
In Seattle, I soon found that my radical ideas and aesthetic explorations - ideas and explorations that in Richmond, Virginia, might have gotten me stoned to death with hush puppies - were not only accepted but occasionally applauded. Tom Robbins Death 60
We are our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves. Tom Robbins Plays 58
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Tom Robbins Humanity 55
Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars. Tom Robbins Folly 51
Faith is believing in something you know isnt true. Tom Robbins Believe 49
On their sofas of spice and feathers the concubines also slept fretfully. In those days the Earth was still flat and people dreamed often of falling over edges. Tom Robbins Thought provoking 48
There is a comfort in conformity a security in control that is appealing. There is a thrill in domination and we are all secretly attracted to violence. Tom Robbins Violence 48
Education is for growth and fulfillment. Tom Robbins Education 47
When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing. Tom Robbins Uncategorized 45
To specialize is to brush one tooth. When a person specializes he channels all of his energies through one narrow conduit he knows one thing extremely well and is ignorant of almost everything else. Tom Robbins Ignorance 44
Purpose Purposes are for animals with a hell of a lot more dignity than the human race Just hop on that strange torpedo and ride it to wherever its going Tom Robbins Humans 44
People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up. Tom Robbins Imagination 42
Cries for help are frequently inaudible. Tom Robbins Help 42
Anarchy is like custard cooking over a flame it has to be constantly stirred or it sticks and gets heavy like government. Tom Robbins Revolution 41
And who ever said the world was fair little lady Maybe death is fair but certainly not life. We must accept the unfairness as proof of the sublime flux of existence the capricious music of the universe and go on about our tasks Tom Robbins Universe 41
Never underestimate how much assistance how much satisfaction how much comfort how much soul and transcendence there might be in a wellmade taco and a cold bottle of beer. Tom Robbins Comfort 40
The Earth is Gods pinball machine and each quake tidal wave flash flood and volcanic eruption is the result of a TILT that occurs when God cheating tries to win free games. Tom Robbins Cheating 40
If a girl wants to grow up to be a cowgirl she ought to be able to do it or else this world aint worth living in. Tom Robbins Dreams 40
Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish Its no coincidence we call them deadlines. Tom Robbins Goals 40
One tended to lose ones bearings in the presence of willful and persistent acts of craziness and the more gentle the act the crazier it seemed as if rage and violence being closer to the norm were easier to accommodate. Tom Robbins Violence 39
Its never too late to have a happy childhood. Tom Robbins Children 39
In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable. Tom Robbins Uncategorized 39
Something has got to hold it together. Im saying my prayers to Elmer the Greek god of glue. Tom Robbins Mythology 37
Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide. Tom Robbins Religion 37
If you take any activity any art any discipline any skill take it and push it as far as it will go push it beyond where it has ever been before push it to the wildest edge of edges then you force it into the realm of magic. Tom Robbins Magic 36
Of the Seven Dwarfs the only one who shaved was Dopey. That should tell us something about the wisdom of shaving. Tom Robbins Men 36
When humans were young they were pushed around in strollers. When they were old they were pushed around in wheelchairs. In between they were just pushed around. Tom Robbins Age 36
To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought. Tom Robbins Uncategorized 36
A sense of humor...is superior to any religion so far devised. Tom Robbins Humor 35
All dreams continue in the beyond. Tom Robbins Thought provoking 34
It is questionable for that matter whether success is an adequate response to life. Success can eliminate as many options as failure. Tom Robbins Failure 34
the greatest men that ever live pass away unknown. they put forth no claims for themselves establish no schools of systems in their name. they never create or stir but just melt down into love Tom Robbins Life experience 33
If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it. Tom Robbins Country 32
But do we know how to make love stay I cant even think about it. The best I can do is play it day by day. Tom Robbins Reality 31
The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind. Tom Robbins Ignorance 30
They accepted my donation so theyre aware theyd better serve my interests or Ill buy some leadership that will. Tom Robbins Leadership 29
There is no such thing as a weird human being Its just that some people require more understanding than others. Tom Robbins Human 29

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