Top Charlie Chaplin Quotes That Will Inspire You
Charlie Chaplin Quotes: Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin was a British comedic actor who became famous with silent film era. He was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. He became a universal icon through his on screen personality as well as is regarded as one of the largely chief figures in the history of the film industry. Below are some of the famous quotes by Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin Quotes
1. “Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.”
― Charlie Chaplin
2. “You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down”
― Charlie Chaplin
3. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.”
― Charlie Chaplin
4. “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.”
― Charlie Chaplin
5. “A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.”
― Charlie Chaplin
6. “We think too much and feel too little.”
― Charlie Chaplin
7. “You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.”
― Charlie Chaplin
8. “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself”
― Charlie Chaplin
9. “My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.
But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.”
― Charlie Chaplin
10. “Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul.”
― Charlie Chaplin
11. “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.”
― Charlie Chaplin
12. “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
― Charlie Chaplin
13. “Imagination means nothing without doing.”
― Charlie Chaplin
14. “Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.”
― Charlie Chaplin
15. “What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.”
― Charlie Chaplin, My Life In Pictures
16. “Like everyone else 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, My Autobiography
17. “Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough”
― Charlie Chaplin
18. “That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.”
― Charlie Chaplin
19. “Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone”
― Charlie Chaplin
20. “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”
― Charlie Chaplin
21. “In the end, everything is a gag.”
― Charlie Chaplin
22. “We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.”
― Charlie Chaplin
23. “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”
― Charlie Chaplin
24. “Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.”
― Charlie Chaplin
25. “In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs”
― Charlie Chaplin
26. “Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.”
― Charlie Chaplin
27. “Machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines, you are not cattle, you are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don’t hate: only the unloved hate, the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers, 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! Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power. Let us all unite! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world . . .”
― Charlie Chaplin
28. “Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.”
― Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin: Interviews
29. “The mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs.”
― Charlie Chaplin
30. “I 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 Chaplin
31. “Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.”
― Charlie Chaplin
32. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.”
―Charles Chaplin”
33. “I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.”
― Charlie Chaplin
34. “All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.”
― Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography
35. “More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness”
― Charlie Chaplin
36. “I don't think the real America is in New York or on the Pacific Coast; personally, I like the Middle West much better, places like North and South Dakota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. There, I think, are the true Americans”
― Charlie Chaplin
37. “It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
― Charlie Chaplin
38. “A day without laughing is a day wasted”
― Charlie Chaplin
39. “I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President.”
― Charlie Chaplin
40. “I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror”
― Charlie Chaplin
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