That's what all we are: amateurs. We don't live long enough to be anything else. Charlie Chaplin More Quotes by Charlie Chaplin More Quotes From Charlie Chaplin I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career. Charlie Chaplin wicked-worldcareersbelieve Beauty is an omnipresence of death and loveliness, a smiling sadness that we discern in nature and all things, a mystic communion that the poet feels. Charlie Chaplin sadnesspoetbeauty Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. Charlie Chaplin jellyfishlife-isbeautiful A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. Charlie Chaplin lonelylonelinesstravel In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs Charlie Chaplin monarchsegolight 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. Charlie Chaplin moneybusinessart Have them all shot. I don't want any of my workers dissatisfied. Charlie Chaplin despotismshotswant What a sad business is being funny! Charlie Chaplin being-funnysadness Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without it, you go down to defeat. Charlie Chaplin motivationalinspirationallife I hope we shall abolish war and settle all differences at the conference table I hope we shall abolish all hydrogen and atom bombs before they abolish us first. Charlie Chaplin atomsdifferenceswar The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting. Charlie Chaplin aquariumstheatreacting Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded. Charlie Chaplin wicked-worldindividualitymen Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews. Charlie Chaplin troublemakerbrunettejew I am what I am: an individual, unique and different, with a lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings, a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences, all of which I am the sum total. Charlie Chaplin uniquespecialdream my lips never know my problem they just always smile Charlie Chaplin always-smilelipsproblem I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. Charlie Chaplin hatspantsshoes This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it. Charlie Chaplin ruthlessnesswicked-worldworld Let us fight to free the world! To do away with national barriers! To do away with greed, with hate and intolerance! Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness. Charlie Chaplin hatefightingmen Sound has spoiled the most ancient of the world's arts, the art of pantomime, and has canceled out the great beauty that is silence. Charlie Chaplin silencesoundart Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! [...] 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. Charlie Chaplin fightingbeautifuladventure
