Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve. Charlie Chaplin More Quotes by Charlie Chaplin More Quotes From Charlie Chaplin Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is far ahead of man's ethical behavior. Charlie Chaplin animallifescience So when I cease to be I want to go back...to the sea! Oh for the life of a sardine! That is the life for me! Charlie Chaplin seawantlife To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. Charlie Chaplin progressgreedmen From such trivia, I believe my soul was born. Charlie Chaplin triviasoulbelieve The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury. [and therefore not appreciate it fully or be grateful for it every moment.] Charlie Chaplin luxurygratitudegrateful This is a story of a period between two World Wars - an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and Humanity was kicked around somewhat. Charlie Chaplin cuttingwartwo Had I known of the actual horrors of the German concentration camps, I could not have made The Great Dictator, I could not have made fun of the homicidal insanity of the Nazis. Charlie Chaplin horrorfuninsanity Let us fight to free the world! Charlie Chaplin fightingworld What can stars do? Nothing..But sit on their axis! Charlie Chaplin axesstars The people are applauding you because none of them understands you and applauding me because everybody understands me. Charlie Chaplin understand-meaudiencepeople Moving pictures need sound as much as Beethoven symphonies need lyrics. Charlie Chaplin symphonysoundmoving I am not a political man and I have no political convictions. I am an individual and a believer in liberty. That is all the politics I have. On the other hand I am not a super-patriot. Super-patriotism leads to Hitlerism - and we've had our lesson there. I don't want to create a revolution - I just want to create a few more films. Charlie Chaplin politicalmenhands Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural. Charlie Chaplin wicked-worldunnaturalhate In this desperate way, I started many a comedy. Charlie Chaplin desperatecomedyway All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman. Charlie Chaplin givingrealityideas I hate the sight of blood, but it's in my veins. Charlie Chaplin hatesightblood Soldiers, in the name of democracy, let us all unite! Charlie Chaplin democracysoldiernames
