I'm looking for a world where love will no longer be extraordinary. Patch Adams extraordinarylonglove Change image and share on social
Everyone who goes to a job he doesn't like is a lot weirder than I am. Patch Adams joblotweird Change image and share on social
I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in a subway or an elevator or just walking down the street. Patch Adams bosniacampclown Change image and share on social
I first came to Russia because of the culture, literature and music... and my interest in the 19th-century revolutionary spirit of Herzen, Bakunin and Kropotkin. Russia is a wonderful place to bring new clowns because Russians give back a wonderful response. Patch Adams 19thbackbakunin share on social
What I really want is a world where no one alive can remember what the word 'war' means. That's my goal. Patch Adams alivegoalmean Change image and share on social
Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp. Patch Adams amusementcartonclothe Change image and share on social
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. Patch Adams creativitydeathbedease Change image and share on social
I make me. At 18, I decided I wasn't going to have an unconstructed self ever. I was going to be the composer, the designer, the architect of me. It's been really fun. Patch Adams architectcomposerdecide Change image and share on social
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. Patch Adams caredecidedive share on social