I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews.

Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews.

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

We think too much and feel too little.

We think too much and feel too little.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained...

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained...

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance...

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance...