Famous Charlie Chaplin Quotations

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"In the end, everything is a gag."
by Charlie Chaplin
"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."
by Charlie Chaplin
"A day without laughter is a day wasted"
by Charlie Chaplin
"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."
by Charlie Chaplin
"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
by Charlie Chaplin
"In the end, everything is a gag"
by Charlie Chaplin
"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot"
by Charlie Chaplin
"Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the Headless Monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded."
by Sir Charles Spencer Charlie Chaplin
"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."
by Charlie Chaplin
"The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting."
by Charlie Chaplin
"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."
by Charlie Chaplin
"The great film comedian, Charlie Chaplin, once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest for a laugh. To his surprise he did not win."
by Anonymous
"I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career."
by Charlie Chaplin
"The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury."
by Charlie Chaplin
"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
by Charlie Chaplin
"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 t..."
by Charlie Chaplin
"I suppose that's one of the ironies of life—doing the wrong thing at the right moment."
by Charlie Chaplin
"I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch."
by Charlie Chaplin
"Let's call them years of a friendly misalliance."
by Charlie Chaplin
"Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone."
by Charlie Chaplin
"Live can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough."
by Charlie Chaplin
"The heart and the mind ... what an enigma."
by Charlie Chaplin
"They walked out on me. They haven't done that since I was a beginner. The cycle's complete."
by Charlie Chaplin
"We might as well die as to go on living like this."
by Charlie Chaplin
"What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!"
by Charlie Chaplin
"What a sad business, being funny."
by Charlie Chaplin


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