Charlie Chaplin

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

I have no patience with people who are always complaining. Life is too short for that.

The creative process is a mystery. I don't know how it works, and I don't want to know. I just want to do it.

I am for the people. I am for the common man. I am for the working class. I am for everyone who is struggling.

I am not a politician, I am an entertainer. My job is to make people laugh, to make them forget their troubles, to make them happy.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

I believe in the power of the individual to make a difference.

The most beautiful things in the world are felt, not seen.

I have no regrets. I have lived my life the way I wanted to live it.

The human race has come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.

I am an artist, not a propagandist.

I don't believe in happy endings. I believe in realistic endings.

I am a rebel. I always have been, and I always will be.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

I have always been a loner. I don't need a lot of people around me to be happy.

I have no religion. I believe in humanity.

I am a comedian, and my job is to make people laugh, even if it's at my own expense.

Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve.

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life – doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain.