Quote of the day (08/13/2014) *Special Robin Williams edition*

*Good morning, everyone! I wanted to start a new series on The Water Cooler. On Bubblews, I used to have a series called: "Quote of the Day." It was very popular with my readers and I've had a few requests for it from a few friends of mine. 
Since we are all still mourning the loss of Robin Williams, I wanted to pick a quote from one of his most loved movies, "Dead Poets Society." It also happens to be one of my favorite movies.*

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“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
-Robin Williams

Robin Williams changed the world with his infectious, larger than life personality and sense of humor. He had a love of making people laugh. He made it his life's work to make millions of people roar with laughter. People who have had a bad day can turn on one of his comedy routines or one of his movies and just get lost in his comedy.

Anyone who sets out to share their sense of humor with the world in order to make the world laugh is a pretty amazing person.

No matter what it is that we want to do, if we have an idea of what we want to do with our lives, we can go out and do it. A lot of us have dreams as kids of what we want to be when we grow up. Some of us grow up wanting to be actors, cops, doctors, singers, dancers, etc. We get told by naysayers that our dreams are "far-fetched." Some kids may even want to change how things are done in the world. Perhaps they grew up with a relative who was sick and they want to be the one who finds a cure for the ailment. Again, a naysayer will tell them that their dream is "far-fetched."
Why are we so quick to shoot down young people's ideas of finding cures and changing the world? If you have a dream for this world, don't let anyone stop you from achieving it. Einstein had a dream, and look at all he accomplished. 
We can all do what ever it is we set our minds to. Any one of us has the possibility of changing the world. Share yourself with the world.

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Again, my heart is still broken and in shock about Robin Williams' passing. As someone who shares the history of depression, I know the struggle. I've been moved to see so many people bringing attention to how serious depression and mental illness is. I've been moved to see the suicide helpline passed around so many times. I'm glad that the message is getting passed around.
RIP Robin Williams!

I am going to put the suicide helpline number on here because I really want to encourage people to call if they are in crisis. The people on the other side of the line are amazing and caring people. They are always there for you when you need someone. If you're in despair, thinking about suicide, or thinking about harming yourself, PLEASE CALL 1-800-273-TALK.