"I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician."
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Charlie Chaplin quotes (page 2 of 9)
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"One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero."
"Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone."
"Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews."
"I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man."
"In the end, everything is a gag."
"I have Many Problems in My Life. But my leaps don`t know that. They always smile"
"Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough"
"I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying."
"We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness - not by each other's misery."
"Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone"
"Smile, though your heart is aching Smile, even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your pain and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow, You'll see the sun come shining through for you."
"Judge a man not by how he treats his equals but by how he treats his inferiors."
"The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting."
"My technique is the outcome of thinking for myself, of my own logic and approach; it is not borrowed from what others are doing."
"Nothing is more important than the moving image; except for my cup of coffee in the morning."
"As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY"."
"You are only as good as the woman you are standing beside."
"In this world there is room for everyone, and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way."
"We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost."