“Let’s call them years of a friendly misalliance.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Marriage
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“One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. Numbers sanctify, my good fellow.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Business
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“I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“I do not wish to lose my temper because very shortly I will lose my head. Nevertheless, upon leaving this spark of earthly existence, I have this to say: I shall see you all very soon … very soon.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Death
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“I’ve arrived at the age where a platonic friendship can be sustained on the highest moral plane.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“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.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“No doubt you were extremely beautiful as a young girl, but your youth could never compete with your age now.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“I’m a vegetarian.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Race
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“All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Comedy
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“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Comedy
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“Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Acting
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“Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.”
Charlie Chaplin
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Laughter
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“In the end, everything is a gag.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“I have no further use for America. I wouldn’t go back there if Jesus Christ was President.”
Charlie Chaplin
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“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
Charlie Chaplin
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