Find the best quotes, maxims and aphorisms of Charlie Chaplin

Biography : English comic actor, filmmaker and composer.
Born: 1889 - Died: 1977
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom

Charlie Chaplin - Quotes

Look up to the sky. You'll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.
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heaven

A day without laughter is a day wasted.
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Why should poetry have to make sense?
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poetry

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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laughter

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.
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beauty

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.
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The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
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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.
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To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
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Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.
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Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
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courage

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
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The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
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A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
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I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.
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I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.
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life

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