I do not need drugs to be a genius, do not take a genius to be human, but I need your smile to be happy.
Charlie ChaplinWords seem so futile, so feeble. You are all such lovely, beautiful people ... thank you.
Charlie ChaplinThrough humour, we see in what seems rational, the irrational; in what seems important, the unimportant
Charlie ChaplinA tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
Charlie ChaplinThat is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.
Charlie ChaplinLife is laughter when seen in a long shot, but it is a tragedy when seen in a close-up.
Charlie ChaplinI suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.
Charlie ChaplinAs I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART".
Charlie ChaplinQuebec from the boat looked like the ramparts where Hamlet's ghost might have walked.
Charlie ChaplinThis 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 ChaplinTo 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 ChaplinMan 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 ChaplinI do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
Charlie ChaplinThe building is a special place because of its architecture; But it's people who make it special by participating in it.
Charlie ChaplinMy technique is the outcome of thinking for myself, of my own logic and approach; it is not borrowed from what others are doing.
Charlie ChaplinThere are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.
Charlie ChaplinAs for politics, I’m an anarchist. I hate governments and rules and fetters. Can’t stand caged animals. People must be free.
Charlie ChaplinWe all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness - not by each other's misery.
Charlie Chaplin