Patch Adams (film)

"All of life is a coming home. Salesmen, secretaries, coal miners, beekeepers, sword swallowers, all of us. All the restless hearts of the world, all trying to find a way home. It's hard to describe what I felt like then. Picture yourself walking for days in the driving snow; you don't even know you're walking in circles. The heaviness of your legs in the drifts, your shouts disappearing into the wind. How small you can feel, and how far away home can be. Home. The dictionary defines it as both a place of origin and a goal or destination. And the storm? The storm was all in my mind. Or as the poet Dante put it: In the middle of the journey of my life, I found myself in a dark wood, for I had lost the right path. Eventually, I would find the right path, but in the most unlikely place."

"I'm really starting to love the back of your head."

"You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome."

"[standing on the edge of a cliff contemplating suicide. He talks to God . . ] So what now, huh? What do you want from me? [looks down over cliff, a rock tumbles off] Yeah, I could do it. We both know you wouldn't stop me. So answer me please. Tell me what you're doing. Okay, let's look at the logic. You create man. Man suffers enormous amounts of pain. Man dies. Maybe you should have had just a few more brainstorming sessions prior to creation. You rested on the seventh day. Maybe you should've spent that day on compassion. [looks down over the cliff again] You know what? You're not worth it. [walks away from the cliff]"

"Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death."

"We need to start treating the patient as well as the disease."

"We can head on down to the maternity ward. You know those chicks put out."

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close."

"What's wrong with death, sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity, and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor. Death is not the enemy gentlemen. If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference."

"Hey, I'm trying to lose a little weight, here. Have I lost too much? Have I gone too far? Got a boner. I am a boner."

"I wanted to become a doctor so I could serve others. And because of that, I've lost everything. But I've also gained everything."

"You're focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution. Never focus on the problem!"

"See what no one else sees. See what everyone chooses not to see... out of fear, conformity or laziness. See the whole world anew each day!"

"Lesbian, airhead, ballbuster, whichever one of these disgusts you the most, take your pick. Please spread the word: I'm not here to date. I'm not here to flirt. I'm here to study."

"Men have been attracted to me all my life. All my life. [pause, she tears up] When I was a girl I would look out my bedroom window at the caterpillars; I envied them so much. No matter what they were before, no matter what happened to them, they could just hide away and turn into these beautiful creatures that could fly away completely untouched."

"Robin Williams as Hunter "Patch" Adams"

"Daniel London as Truman Schiff"

"Monica Potter as Carin Fisher"

"Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch Roman"

"Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott"

"Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton"

"Irma P. Hall as Joletta"

"Frances Lee McCain as Judy"

"Harve Presnell as Dean J. P. Anderson"

"Daniella Kuhn as Adelane"

"Peter Coyote as Bill Davis"

"James Greene as Bile"

"Michael Jeter as Rudy"

"Harold Gould as Arthur Mendelson"

"Bruce Bohne as Trevor Beene"

"Harry Groener as Dr. Prack"

"Barry Shabaka Henley as Emmet"

"Steven Anthony Jones as Charlie"

"Richard Kiley as Dr. Titan"

"Douglas Roberts as Lawrence "Larry" Silver"

"Based On A True Story."

"Laughter is contagious."

"You can't keep me from learning. You can't keep me from studying. So you have a choice-- you could have me as a professional colleague... passionate... or you can have me as an outspoken outsider, still adamant. Either way, I'll probably still be viewed as a thorn. But I promise you one thing. I am a thorn that will not go away. ... You done? I hope not, sir. We will adjourn briefly then."