Charlie Chaplin
Greatest comedian in cinema history
Most quoted
"The Kingdom of God is within man - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people, have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure."
— from The Great Dictator, 1940
"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today."
— from Attributed
"You, the people, have the power—the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure."
— from The Great Dictator (Speech), 1940
All quotes by Charlie Chaplin (300)
A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It has greatly helped me on the way through life.
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
We think too much and feel too little.
More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.
You see, in the end, it's all a gag.
I am a man of peace, but I am also a man of action.
The mirror is my best friend because when I cry, it never laughs.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Imagination means nothing without doing.
I don't believe in anything, but I believe in everything.
The world is a beautiful place. Fight for it.
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and then getting out of it.
I am for people. I can't help it.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
I have no use for a man who is not a dreamer.
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but the most difficult to play.
Contemporaries of Charlie Chaplin
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