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